JUDGMENT

The petitioner has approached this Court seeking a direction to respondents 2 to 5 to take appropriate action to evict the illegal encroachers from the public road within a time limit to be fixed by this Court.

2. The petitioner submits that due to the encroachment on the road maintained by the respondent Corporation, the petitioner is finding it difficult to enter into the property owned by her having an extent 66 cents. Thereupon Ext.P4 complaint was preferred before the District Collector and based on the direction issued, Ext.P5 report was filed by the Village Officer, wherein it is reported that almost 14 families have encroached upon the said road and constructed hutment. Thereafter by Ext.P7, the petitioner was informed that direction has already been issued to the respondent Corporation to evict the encroachers. The petitioner submits that thereafter no action was taken. Thereupon Ext.P8 application under Right to Information Act regarding the action taken for evicting the encroachment was submitted by the petitioner, to which Ext.P9 reply has been given to the effect that the Secretary of the respondent Corporation was directed to take steps to evict the encroachm