IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE TUESDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2008 / 20TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 4676 of 2008(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ LAKSHMI R.NAIR, W/O.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, IAS, MYDAN VILLA, HINDU MISSION ROAD, TRIVANDRUM-1. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHAN V.NAIR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, VANCHIYOOR, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE SPL. TAHASILDAR (L.A), PWD (SOUTHERN CIRCLE), TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.BASANTH BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.C.NO.4676/08 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1 ROUGH SKETCH EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 29-1-2008 EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE LAC. NO. 15/2006 DATED 29-1-2006 /True Copy/ PA to Judge PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(c).No.4676 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 10th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT It is brought to my notice that award has already been passed. Hence following the view taken by this court and the Supreme Court in Greater Cochin Development Authority v. Victoria Xavier ( 2001 (1)KLT 830), Swaika Properties (P)Ltd. v. State of Rajasthan ( 2008(1)KLT SN 51 (Case No. 51) SC) and Chandragauda Ramgonda Patil and another v. State of Maharashtra and others ( 1996(6) SCC 405), I hold that the present writ petition in which Ext.P3 notice under Section 12(2) is under challenge, cannot be entertained under Article 226 of the Constitution. The writ petition fails and the same will stand dismissed. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE sv.