IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.PADMANABHAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 22ND FEBRUARY 2008 / 3RD PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 3630 of 2007(F) ------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. PALLIPARATHU KUNHAMBU, S/O.KUNHAMBU, NEAR KURINJI TEMPLE, THAYINERI, PAYYANNUR. 2. KARINCHIRA RATNAKARAN, S/O.CHOORAKKATTU RAGHAVAN, KOROM, CHALAKKODE, PAYYANNUR. 3. KOZHUMAL KRISHNAN NAIR, S/O.KUNHAMBU POTHUVAL, RAMANATHALI, KANNUR DISTRICT. 4. KAKKAMKOVVAM EASWARAVARIAR, S/O.SARASWATHIAMMA, KOKDAKKADU P.O., KASARAGODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE SEBASTIAN SRI.K.M.AUGUSTINE RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KANNUR. 2. THE SPECIAL TAHASILDAR, LAND ACQUISISTION, NAVAL ACADEMY, PAYYANNUR. BY SR.G.P. SHRI BENNY VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. PADMANABHAN NAIR ,J. ------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.3630 of 2007 F ------------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 22nd day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT When the matter comes up for hearing learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that petitioners have filed applications under Section 28A(3) of the Kerala Land Acquisition Act. It is submitted that the applications submitted by first and fourth petitioners were referred to land acquisition court on 24.8.2007 and 23.12.2007 respectively. It is submitted that the second petitioner had filed a number of applications under Section 28A(3) of the Act and the matter is being enquired into. It is further submitted that application filed by the third petitioner could not be processed as the files relating to land acquisition are in court in connection with Land Acquisition Appeal. If the files are in the court, it is for the Land Acquisition Officer to get back the files and pass appropriate orders and then send back the files to the court. So, there will be a direction to the Land Acquisition Officer to process the applications filed by second and third petitioners and refer the same to the Land Acquisition Court within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K. PADMANABHAN NAIR, JUDGE. cks