IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH MAY 2008 / 7TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 15876 of 2008(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SARSY VARGHESE, W/O.LATE UMMEN VARGHESE, AGED 70 YEARS, KONNAYIL HOUSE, LAL VILLA, KANNANKODE, ADOOR. BY ADV. SRI.P.SANJAY SRI.A.PARVATHI MENON SRI.J.ABHILASH RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICE, ADOOR. 2. ADDL.EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KALLADA IRRIGATION PROJECTS, SDI, ADOOR. 3. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KALLADA IRRIGATION PROJECTS, SDI, ADOOR. 4. TAHSILDAR, REVENUE TOWER, ADOOR. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.15876 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of May, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner's land was acquired for a public purpose. Now it turns out that for the public purpose the entire land acquired is not needed. In the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed Ext.P2 petition before the 1 st respondent to re-convey the balance property, which is not needed for the public purpose, to the petitioner. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1 st respondent to dispose of Ext.P2 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1 st respondent to consider and dispose of Ext.P2 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to 1 st respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd