IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 15TH DECEMBER 2011 / 24TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 5537 of 2006(H) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- DR. BIJU RAMESH, SUMTHRUPTHI, RAJADHANI BUILDING, EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI. K. RAMAKUMAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, ADDITIONAL LAND ACQUISITION UNIT, RISHIMANGALAM, VANCHIYOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TRIDA), JAYA MANSION, VAZHUTHACAUD, SASTHAMANGALAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. NOBLE MATHEW R4 BY ADV. SRI. K. A. JALEEL, SC., TRIDA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PN WP(C).No. 5537 of 2006(H) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT. P1 COPY OF THE SALE DEED NO. 971 DTD. 04.06.1996. EXT. P2 COPY OF THE SALE DEED NO. 995 DTD. 04.06.1996. EXT. P3 COPY OF THE PATTAYAM NO. 265/80 DTD. 28.06.1980. EXT. P4 COPY OF LETTER NO. S2/3402/05/TRIDA DTD. 02.12.2005 RECEIVED BY THE PETITIONER FROM R4. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL /TRUE COPY/ P. A. TO JUDGE PN S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 5537 of 2006 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 15th day of December, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the owner of 21.600 cents of land in Sy. No. 2968/2-1 of Vanchiyoor Village in Thiruvananthapuram Taluk with buildings thereon. From the same, an extent of 1.89 ares of land was acquired by the 3rd respondent for widening of the Bakery Junction-Palayam-Airport road. According to the petitioner, when the petitioner got the land measured, it was found that the actual extent taken over was 3.64 ares and not 1.89 ares. The petitioner approached this Court by filing W.P(C) No. 27762/2005, in which, this Court directed the Chairman of the High Power Committee Capital, Region Development Programme Thiruvananthapuram to consider the representation of the petitioner. By Ext.P4 order, the Secretary of the Thiruvananthapuram Development Authority informed the petitioner that the High Level Committee constituted by the Government examined the contentions of the petitioner in detail and found that the contentions are devoid of merit. It is challenging Ext.P4 order, the petitioner has filed this writ petition. 2. Of course, the petitioner would contend that Ext.P4 order is not in accordance with the judgment of this Court. But, that judgment has not been produced by the petitioner here. Whatever that be and whatever be the correctness of Ext.P4 order, it is a stark fact that the question as to whether 3.64 Ares or 1.89 Ares have been acquired from the petitioner cannot be W.P(C) No. 5537 of 2006 -: 2 :- decided in a writ petition. It can only be decided in a suit, in which the petitioner can get the property measured by surveyors etc. That being so, the petitioner's remedy lies in approaching the civil court for appropriate reliefs. Hence, this writ petition is disposed of without prejudice to that right. Of course, if the petitioner can approach the authorities under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, the petitioner may do so also. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/