IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 8TH JUNE 2010 / 18TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 16330 of 2010(M) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. G.PRABHAKARAN, MELLOOTTU VEEDU, PERUMPUZHA P.O., KUNDARA, KOLLAM. 2. GAURI, W/O.THANKACHAN, MECHIRAVILA VEEDU, PUNUKKANNOOR, PERUMPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.V.K.SANTHOSH KUMAR SRI.AJAYA KUMAR. G RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. 3. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA), LA (NO) II, KOTTIYAM, KOLLAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.R.DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ---------------------------------------- WP (C) NO. 16330 of 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners herein are aggrieved by non disposal of their applications filed under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act. 2. The properties of the petitioners were acquired for the purpose of Kallada Irrigation Project as per notification dated 25.07.1986. It is stated that the first petitioner's property comprised in Sy.No. 5344/D16 & 5344/D10 of Kottamkara Village having a total extent of 4.43 Ares and the second petitioner's property is comprised in Sy.No.4779/B2 of the same Village having an extent of 5.20 Ares were acquired for the purpose. 3. Applications have been filed by the petitioners under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act for enhancing the compensation awarded by the Land Acquisition Officer. These have not been disposed of, so far, even though the matter was heard by the Land WP (C) NO. 16330 of 2010 2 Acquisition Officer long back in the year 2008. Exhibit P1 and P2 are the notices issued in respect of the hearing conducted by the Land Acquisition Officer. Being aggrieved by the non disposal of the applications, the petitioners have filed this writ petition. 4. Heard the Learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. Since the matter has already been heard, there will be a direction to the third respondent, to consider the application and pass orders/awards on their merits based on the materials produced by the petitioners, if the awards have not been passed so far within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy this judgment. No costs. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. rkc