IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST MAY 2008 / 31ST VAISAKHA 1930 WP(C).No. 28798 of 2006(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. K.V.STEPHAN, S/O. K.V.VARAPPAN, AGED 57 YEARS, KOOLIYATH HOUSE, KOTTAPPURAM P.O., KODUNGALLOOR. 2. K.P.XAVIER, S/O. PAAPPU, KURIYAPARAMBIL HOUSE, KOTTAPPURAM P.O., KOTTA, KODUNGALLOOR. 3. SMT. MARY MICHAEL, W/O. MICHAEL, KONATH HOUSE, KOTTAPPURAM P.O., KOTTA, KODUNGALLOOR. 4. JINOY K.J., S/O. JOY, KURISINKAL HOUSE, KOTTAPPURAM P.O., KOTTA, KODUNGALLOOR. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR (SR.) RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THRISSUR. Additional Respondents 2. THE LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER (GENERAL), COLLECTORATE, AYYANTHOLE THRISSUR 3. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVT. OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Additional respondents impleaded vide order dated 23-03-2007 in I.A.No.3762/07 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.K.BABU FOR R1,ADD.R,3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF MASS REPRESENTATION DTD. 24-3-06 SUBMITTED TO THE RESPONDENT. /True Copy/ PA to Judge. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(c).No.28798 OF 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 21st day of May, 2008 JUDGMENT This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners who own lands in various survey Nos. in Methala village in Kodungalloor Taluk alleging that they are going to be dispossessed of their properties without recourse to proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act and without being paid adequate compensation. Noticing this grievance this court on 17/03/2008 issued the following order: “There will be a direction to the Land Acquisition Officer to file a statement specifying whether petitioners' property was also included in section 4(1) notification. Statement shall be filed within ten days from today.” 2. Pursuant to that order, a statement has been filed by the Land Acquisition Officer on 26/03/2008. That statement will show that the properties of petitioners 1 to 3 and the property of the father of the 4th petitioner are included in the notification under Section 4(1) already issued. It is stated that since survey is not completed yet it is only an approximate extent of the properties which are shown in the WPC.No.28798/06 2 statement. The above statement in my opinion should efface the petitioners' apprehension that there is a threat of dispossession without recourse to process of law. I therefore dispose of the writ petition without granting reliefs. If the petitioners have any other grievances it is always open to them to avail statutory remedies, if any available to them. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE sv. WPC.No.28798/06 2