IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH DECEMBER 2011 / 16TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 30679 of 2011(H) -------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: -------------------- 1. SANDHYA,D/O. OMANAKUTTY AMMA AGED 35, MELEKUNJU VEEDU, KANAVILA VENPAKAL PO. 2. SINDHU, D/O OMANAKUTTY AMMA NALANDA, MUKKOLA P.O. BY ADV. SRI.R.T.PRADEEP SRI.SREEKANTH S.NAIR RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. ATHIYANNOOR BLOCK PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, OFFICE OF ATHIYANNOOR BLOCK PANCHAYAT, ARALUMOODU PO. 3. DEVARAJ, SECRETARY, ATHIYANNOOR BLOCK PANCHAYAT ARALUMOODU PO. 4. VALSALAM,PRESIDENT, ATHIYANNOOR BLOCK PANCHAYAT ARALUMOODU PO. 5. ANITHAKUMARI, FORMER PRESIDENT ATHIYANNOOR BLOCK PANCHAYAT ARALUMOODU PO. R2 TO R4 BY ADVS. SRI.B.S.SIVAJI .SRI.V.R.SWAMINATHAN R1 BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.RAFEEQUE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 30679 of 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS : EXT.P1TRUE COPY OF SALE DEED NO.444/2004 DT.4.2.2004. EXT.P2TRUE COPY OF SALE DEED NO.455/2004 DT.4.2.2004. EXT.P3TRUE COPOY OF LOCATION SKETCH SHOWING THE CENTRE AND RESPECTIVE PROPERTIES OF PETITIONERS. EXT.P4TRUE COPY OF ORDER DT.2.11.2010 BY IST RESPONDENT. EXT.P5TRUE COPY OF ORDER DT.13.1.2011. EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF PROCEEDING DT.19.2011. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : R2(a) THE TRUE EXTRACT OF DECISION OF 14 OF THE ATHIYANNOOR BLOCK PANCHAYAT HELD ON 21.11.2011 \\TRUE COPY\\ PA TO JUDGE JM HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 30679 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of December 2011. JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed seeking to quash Exts.P4 and P5 and for a direction commanding the respondents to refrain from taking possession of properties of the petitioners dehors Exts.P4 and P5. 2. Petitioners are aggrieved by proceedings initiated by the respondents to acquire the property of the petitioners. According to the petitioners, acquisition proceedings is initiated by malafide intention due to political animosity. Therefore, petitioners challenge Exts.P4 and P5. 3. In the statement filed by respondents 2 to 4, it is reported that the meeting of the Athiyannor Block Panchayat was held on 21.11.2011 and discussed the issue of acquisition of petitioners land and as per its decision No. 14, decided to drop the project for W.P.(C) No. 30679/2011 2 the purchase of property for Community Health Centre, Venpakal. Ext. R2(a) is the copy of the extract of the decision No. 14 of the Athiyannoor Block Panchayat. In the light of the stand taken by respondents 2 to 4 in the statement filed by the respondents that they have dropped the Project of setting up Community Health Centre, Venpakal, no further orders are required in the writ petition. The writ petition is closed. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al