IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE FRIDAY, THE 22ND AUGUST 2008 / 31ST SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 26835 of 2007(T) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ---------------------- 1. G.SANTHA, KALLUVILA VEEDU, KOONAYIL, NEDUNGOLAM P.O., KOLLAM. 2. B.PRASANNAKUMARI, CHARUVILAVEEDU, NEDUNGOLAM, PARAVUR, KOLLAM. 3. J.SASIDHARAN PILLAI, THULASEESADANAM, KOONAYIL, PARAVUR, NEDUNGOLAM, KOLLAM. 4. DAMODHARAN PILLAI.G., KIZHAKKEPLAVILA VEEDU, NEDUNGOLAM P.O., PARAVUR, KOLLAM. 5. KUNJUKRISHNAN, NAPURAZHIKATHUVEEDU, NEDUNGOLAM P.O., PARAVUR, KOLLAM. 6. SUDHARMINI AMMA, PARAMESWARA VILASOM, KOONAYIL, PARAVUR, NEDUNGOLAM P.O., KOLLAM. 7. PADMANABHAN K., NAPURAZHIKATHUVEEDU, NEDUNGOLAM P.O., PARAVUR, KOLLAM. 8. SASIDHARAN PILLAI, PARAMKIMAMVILAYIL, KOONAYIL, NEDUNGOLAM P.O., PARAVUR, KOLLAM. 9. PONNAMMA ITTIYAMMA, SANKARAVILASAM, KOONAYIL, NEDUNGOLAM P.O., PARAVUR, KOLLAM. Kss ..2/- ...2..... WPC.NO.26835/2007 T 10. MURALEEDHARAN PILLAI, THULASEESADANAM, KOONAYIL, NEDUNGOLAM PO, PARAVUR, KOLLAM. 11. C.SIVAPRASAD UNNITHAN, MANIMANDIRAM, KOONAYIL, NEDUNGOLAM P.O., PARAVUR, KOLLAM. 12. LAILA, SABARI, POOTHAKKULAM P.O. PARAVUR, KOLLAM. 13. CHELLAPPAN ACHARI, ANILKOTTAGE, KOONAYIL, PARAVUR, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.PRATHEESH.P RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE,KOLLAM. 3. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, L.A. K.I.P. NO.II, KOLLAM, KOTTIYAM. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. D. ANILKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. ============== W.P.C.No. 26835 OF 2007 ==================== Dated this the 22nd day of August, 2008. J U D G M E N T Grievance of the petitioners is that separate applications filed by them under Section 28 (A) of the Land Acquisition act, for the purpose of re-determining the value required for the properties, have not been finally disposed of by the Land Acquisition Officer. 2. Learned Government Pleader, Sri.D.Anil Kumar, on instructions submits that, the enquiry is completed and negative awards have been passed in the petitions filed by the petitioners 2,6,12 and 13. As regards other petitioners, learned Government Pleader submitted that they have been directed to produce all necessary documents and once documents are produced, enquiry will be completed and awards will be passed. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that petitioners 2, 6, 12 and 13 are yet to receive the notice regarding the rejection of their applications. He further submitted that the other petitioners have produced all necessary documents in response to the directions issued by the Land Acquisition Officer. W.P.C.No. 26835 OF 2007 2 4. Having considered the rival submissions, I am of the view that, the writ petition can be disposed of issuing the following directions: The 3rd respondent will communicate to petitioners 2,6,12 and 13, the decision taken by him, on the applications under Section 28(A), filed by these petitioners, within two months of receiving copy of this judgment. In view of the submission of the counsel for the petitioners that, all necessary documents have been produced by the other petitioners, there will be a direction to the 3rd respondent to complete the enquiry on the applications submitted by those petitioners, hear them and take a decision on the applications filed by them, within two months from the date of receiving copy of this judgment. Once decision is taken on those applications, such decision will be communicated to those petitioners. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE bkn/-