IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 22ND FEBRUARY 2008 / 3RD PHALGUNA 1929 OP.No. 22384 of 1998(M) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- THE PALACE ADMINISTRATION BOARD, KALIKKOTTA PALACE, TRIPUNITHURA,' ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, REP.BY ITS PRESIDENT. BY ADV. SMT.PREETHY KARUNAKARAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, LAND ACQUISITION- GENERAL, THRISSUR. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THRISSUR. 3. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE COCHIN DEVASWOM BOARD, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, THRISSUR. 5. VASUDEVAN NAMBOODIRI, SANTHIKKARAN, PAZHAYANNUR TEMPLE, KATTILAKOTTU MANA, PAZHAYANNUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT 6. DEVADATHAN NAMBOODIRI, KATTILAKOTTU MANA, PAZHAYANNUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 7. BADERIYA JUMA MASJID, PAZHAYANNUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BENJAMIN PAUL SRI.P.KESAVAN NAIR SRI.K.G.CLEETUS SRI.C.E.UNNIKRISHNAN,SC,COCHIN DEV.BOARD THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP. NO.22384/1998 ORDER ON CMP. NO.39454/1998 IN OP. NO.22384/1998 DISMISSED 22.02.2008 SD/- KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE OBJECTION DT. 24.10.96 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO SECTION 9(1) NOTICE UNDER THE LAND ACQUISITION ACT. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE AWARD DT. 28.6.97 PASSED BY THE IST RESPONDENT. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE LETTER DT. 28.7.97 SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO THE IST RESPONDENT REQUESTING FOR REFERENCE TO THE COURT. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE LETTER DT. 28.7.97 SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO THE IST RESPONDENT REQUESTING FOR REFERENCE TO THE COURT REGARDING APPORTIONMENT. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE REFERENCE DT. MADE BY THE IST RESPONDENT TO THE SUB COURT, TRISSUR. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- O.P. No. 22384 OF 1998 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of February, 2008. J U D G M E N T This original petition is filed with the following prayer: a) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the 1st respondent to make reference to the Sub Court, Thrissur under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act in respect of the entire land covered by Ext.P2 award. There will be a direction to the first respondent to look into Exhibit P4 with notice to the petitioner and respondents 4 to 7 and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, if not already passed, within a period of four months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. This original petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp KURIAN JOSEPH, J. O.P. No. 22384 OF 1998 J U D G M E N T 22.02.2008