JUDGMENT

The above Writ Petition (C) is filed with the following prayers:

"i) issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to the respondents 2 and 3 to restore the culvert illegally closed by them while tarring the road and restore the drainage (‘chal’) illegally closed by the 9^th respondent, so as to enable free flow of water to public thodu and to prevent flow of water to petitioners’ property;

ii) issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to the respondents 2, 3 and 8 to complete the proceedings required to resolve the issue regarding stagnation of water in petitioners’ property, as reported by the 6^th respondent vide Ext.P10, forthwith in a time bound manner;

iii) petitioners also pray that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to dispense with production of translation of the documents produced in vernacular language; &

iv) issue such other reliefs as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case."

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2. This Writ Petition is filed alleging inordinate delay caused by respondents 2 and 3 in restoring the culvert which they closed while tarring the road and to restore the drainage, w