IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE THURSDAY, THE 29TH MAY 2008 / 8TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 13332 of 2006(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SHAJI VARGHESE, AGED 39, S/O. LATE CHACKO VARGHESE, PUTHENPURACKAL HOUSE, AYIRANALLOOR, AYIRANALLOOR VILLAGE, PATHANAPURAM, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.JOHNSON GOMEZ RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. 3. THE SPECIAL TAHASILDAR, LAND ACQUISITION, KOLLAM. 4. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER, BRIDGE SECTION, PWD, PUNALUR. 5. THE MANAGER (PROPERTIES), LONDON MISSION, LMS COMPOUND, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.LATHA THANKAPPAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX(WPC 13332/06) PETITIONER'S EXTS.: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE CONSENT DEED DATED 5.8.2000 EXECUTED BY THE PETITIONER AND HER LATE MOTHER. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE GO(Rt)NO.813/2000/PWD DATED 19.8.2000 ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 20.3.2003 IN O.P.NO.4189 OF 2003 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF THE AWARD IN LAC NO.6/03 PASSED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT DATED 29.6.2005 IN W.P.C.NO.19480 OF 2005. EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 4.7.2005 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE THIRD RESPONDENT. EXT.P7: TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE NO.A3-1042/00 DATED 9.11.2002 ISSUED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT TO THE VILLAGE OFFICER, AYIRANALLOOR. EXT.P8: TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 10.3.2006 IN LAR NO.119 OF 2005 OF THE SUB COURT, KOTTARAKKARA. EXT.P9: TRUE COPY OF THE POSTAL RECEIPTS NO.A 1285 DATED 6.7.2005 ISSUED ON RECEIPT OF THE POSTAL ARTICLE ADDRESSED TO THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM BY THE POST OFFICE AT KOTTARAKKARA. RESPONDENTS EXTS.(THIRD RESPONDENT): EXT.R3(a): COPY OF THE AWARD IN FORM NO.10 OF LAC NO.6/03 DATED 22.8.03 WITH NOTE TO AWARD. EXT.R3(b): LETTER DATED 2.9.05 REGARDING 6.90 ACRES IN SY.NO.856/3-2 OF AYIRANALLOOR VILLAGE TO THE SUB COURT, KOTTARAKKARA. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE,J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 13332 of 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated: 29th May, 2008 JUDGMENT The grievance of the petitioner is that though he filed application for reference of the question of determination of the correct compensation for his acquired properties within the statutory period, no such reference has been made so far. A counter affidavit has been filed by the third respondent wherein it is stated that within two months of the filing of the counter affidavit, the proceedings for initiation of the reference will be completed. Under these circumstances, I dispose of the Writ Petition directing the Land Acquisition Officer to refer the matter of determination of the correct compensation to the competent civil court if not already referred, within a period of one month of receiving a copy of this judgment. srd PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE