IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD SEPTEMBER 2009 / 1ST ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 25873 of 2009(D) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- 1. ABDUL RASHEED, JAFFER MANZIL, NEAR K.S.R.T.C. BUS STAND, KANIYAPURAM, PALLIPURAM. 2. SUBAIRKUNJU, ALBEE KOTTAGE, PACHIRA, PALLIPURAM. 3. ABDUL RAB, AZEEZ MANZIL, ALUMOODU, PALLIPURAM. 4. SUBAITHA BEEVI, APPACHI VILAKOM, THEKKEVILA MURI, PALLIPURAM. 5. SULFATH BEEGAM, AZEEM MANZIL, ALUMMOODU, PALLIPURAM. 6. RAJEELA BEEVI, PLAVARA KADA, PALLICHA VEETTUMURI, PALLIPURAM. 7. JUMAILA, KADAVILAKATHU VEEDU, ANDOORKONAM P.O., PALLIPURAM. 8. NASEERA, THOTTATHIL KEZHEVEEDU, PACHIRA, PALLIPURAM. 9. RAJMON, RAJ BHAVAN, MANAKATTUVILAKAM, PALLLIPURAM. 10. KRISHNAN KUTTY, MANAKATTUVILAKATHU VEEDU, PALLIPURAM. 11. ABDUL SALAM, MANAKKATTUVILAKATHU VEEDU, THEKEVILAMURY, PALLIPURAM. 12. MUHAMMED RASHEED, PACHIRA PURAYIDOM, PALLICHAVEEDU MURI, PALLIPURAM. 13. ESMAIL PILLAI, PUMUGHATHU VEEDU, ALUMMOODU, KANIYAPURAM, PALLIPURAM. 14. ZAINAM BEEVI, MUKKIL VEEDU MANAKATTUVILAKAM, VALIYA VEETTU MURI, PALLIPURAM. 15. JANISA BEEVI, KOCHUKUNNIL, VALILYAVEETTUMURI, PALLIPURAM. WP(C).No. 25873 of 2009(D) 16. REHUMA BEEVI, HOUSE NO.7/110, PILLAVEETTIL VEEDU, PACHIRA, PALLIPURAM. 17. JUMAILA BEEVI, A.S.S.BANGLOW, KALLOORUMURI, THONNAKAL PAKUTHI. 18. ABDUL AZEEZ, PADINJATTATHIL VEEDU, KIZHVILAM DESOM, KUZHUVILAM VILLAGE, PALLIPURAM. 19. SHEREEFA BEEVI, PARAMPIL THOPPU VEEDU, PALLICHA VEETU MURI, PALLIPURAM. 20. PATHUMMAL KUNJU, RAILVIEW BUNGLOW, NEAR RAILWAY STATION, KANIYAPURAM. 21. THAHIRA BEEVI, E.A.K.KARIM MANZIL, THEKKEVILA MURI, PALLIPURAM. 22. M.P. KHADEEJA BEEVI,SHANOJA MANZIL, PALLIPURAM. 23. FIROS, MANAKATTUVILAKAM, KANIYAPURAM, PALLIPURAM. BY ADV. MR.M.SREEKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SPECIAL TAHSILDAR LAND ACQUISITION (GENERAL), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/09/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C).No.25873 of 2009-D = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 23rd day of September, 2009. JUDGMENT The petitioners state that the applications filed by them under Section 28A(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 are still pending. It is pointed out that there is an inordinate delay in disposing of the matters. Without expressing anything on merits, this writ petition is ordered directing that if any application from any among the petitioners is pending, that will be taken up, considered and disposed of in accordance with law within four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The learned Government Pleader points out that the issue of the limitation may also be left open. It is clarified that this judgment does not touch upon any matter, including on the plea of limitation. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. Sha/260909