IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2010 / 26TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 11362 of 2010(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. YOUSAF MOTHIYATHODA, S/O.KOYAKIDAVU, AGE 53, KEECHERI, ANDROTH ISLAND, UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP. 2. MOHAMMED BAKAR NANGAMMADA, S/O.NALLAKOYA.M.K, AGED 43, EDACHERI ANDROTH ISLAND, UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP. BY ADV. SRI.NIRMAL. S RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE ADMINISTRATOR, UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP, KAVARATTI-682555. 2. THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KAVARATTI-682555. 3. LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR, KAVARATTI, LAKSHADWEEP-682555. ADV. SRI.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,SC,LAKSHADWEEP ADMN FOR R1-3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.11362 of 2010 --------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 16th DAY OF JUNE, 2010 JUDGMENT Petitioners are owners of certain items of properties which were acquired for the purpose of construction of C.C.Road connecting electricity office to Hussail Pillai via Chakkarar at Androth Island. Notification under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act was published on 18.1.2006. After completing the formalities, an award was passed as per Exhibit P1. Thereafter the 1st petitioner filed an application for reference of the matter to the civil court as per Exhibit P2. The main prayer in the Writ Petition is to refer the matter to the civil court for adjudication. 2. The learned Standing Counsel for the respondents submitted that the petitioners had filed the reference applications under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act within the statutory period prescribed by the Act. Steps are being taken by the Department for filing all the pending reference applications to the reference court including the applications submitted by the petitioners. It is also submitted that action will be taken without further delay. The same is recorded. There will be a direction to W.P.(C)No.11362/10 -2- the respondents to refer the case of the petitioners also for adjudication by the civil court. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. dsn