JUDGMENT

SHAJI P.CHALY,J.

This Public Interest Litigation is filed by a Social worker basically contending that the main pipeline starting from water treatment plant at Aluva and ends at Thammanam Booster tank laid through the pipeline road, maintained by the Kerala Water Authority is under danger due to plying of heavy vehicles. It is submitted that since the pipeline is drawn underground, the Kerala Water Authority published a notice prohibiting plying of vehicles through the pipeline road. The pipeline road is maintained by the Kerala Water Authority and the plying of heavy vehicles through the pipeline road is restricted by putting up barricades at the entrance of pipeline junction at Palarivattom and at the entrance of National Highway - 47 and other areas of the road interceptions. According to the petitioner, number of godowns are functioning by the side of the pipeline road and large number of loaded lorries are plying through the pipeline road for the purpose of loading and unloading goods at the godowns situated by the side of the pipeline road. Exts.P1 and P2 are the photographs showing the restriction imposed by the Water Authority and the plying of lorries and existence