IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 22ND NOVEMBER 2011 / 1ST AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 31002 of 2011(A) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- ARUN GEORGE, AGED 28 YEARS, S/O.MATHEW, MURIYIL VELIYIL HOUSE, PERUMALPADY EAST, ELAMKUNNAPPUZHA VILLAGE, KOCHI TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.E.C.BINEESH. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN- 695 001. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, COLLECTORATE, ERNAKULAM, PIN- 682 030. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, KUZHIPPILLY VILLAGE OFFICE, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN- 682 501. 4. THE SUB REGISTRAR, KUZHIPPILLY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN- 682 501. 5. THE GOSHREE ISLANDS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PIN- 682 011. R1 TO R4 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SMT. M.J. RAJASREE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/11/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C).NO.31002/2011-A: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:- EXT.P1: A TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT FOR REMITTING THE BASIC TAX FOR 30 ARES OF PROPERTY IN RE-SY NO.302/4 KUZHIPPILLY VILLAGE, DT.17.10.2011 EXT.P2: A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER NO.C4/55417/2007 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DT.08.10.2007. EXT.P3: A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DT.26.6.2009 ISSUED BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P4: A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT.25.5.2011 IN WPC.13656/2011. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS:- NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 31002 of 2011 A ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 22nd day of November, 2011 J U D G M E N T ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and also learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. Petitioner owns the property covered by Ext.P1 and according to him, this property is having an extent of 30 Ares and is situated in R.S.No.302/4 of Kuzhippilly village. His grievance is that in view of Ext.P2 communication issued by the District Collector to the District Registrar, transactions concerning the remedies including that of the petitioner have been frozen, as a result of which, he is unable to enter into any transaction. His contention is that in the absence of any notification issued, such proceedings of the District Collector is illegal. This grievance has been considered by this Court in W.P(C) No.13656/2011, the judgment of which is Ext.P4. In that case, it was directed that if no notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act is issued and if W.P.(C) No.31002/2011 : 2 : there is no other impediment, the freezing order will not stand in the way of registration of the documents. This writ petition is also disposed of, directing that if no notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act has been issued in respect of the petitioner's property, on the presentation of this judgment before the fourth respondent, he shall register the documents, provided the document is valid in all other respects. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks/22/11 // True Copy // P.A. To Judge