IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD NOVEMBER 2011 / 2ND AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 31156 of 2011(T) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ JAYANTHI KUMARI.H., T.C.NO.31/571 (1), PADMASREE, PETTAH P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.A.V.RAMAKRISHNA PANICKER, SRI.T.P.DEYANANTHAN, SMT.R.SEEMA. RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENTS: ---------------------------------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KUDAPPANAKUNNU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - PIN-695 047. 2. SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, ADDITIONAL L.A. UNIT, VANCHIYOOR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 035. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. M.MUHAMMED SHAFI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/11/201, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.31156/2011 T APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF LAC 237/04 DATED 13.9.2004. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF WRITTEN OBJECTION DATED 24.9.2004 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF LETTER LAC 237/04 DATED 25.5.2005. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF LETTER LAC.237/04 DATED 25.5.2005. EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF NOTICE OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 9.6.2009 IN L.A.R.NO.14/2006 OF IIND ADDL. SUB COURT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. EXT.P7 TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 20.7.2011 IN L.A.A.1091/2010. EXT.P8 TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 12.10.2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J --------------------------------------------- W.P.(c)No.31156 of 2011 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of November 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the owner of an item of land at Thiruvananthapuram. For the purpose of widening the Palayam-Pettah Airport-Terminal road, 34.32 sq.metres of road frontage of the petitioner's property has been acquired as per a notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The property is comprised in Sy.No.55/11 and 55/6 of Pettah village. The petitioner has various complaints against the manner in which the acquisition is proceeding. According to him, though the land has been taken possession of, the possession notice only shows an extent of 33 sq.metres. Thereafter, the award has been passed only with respect to 30 sq.metres. The petitioner also contends that though he had submitted his objections to the acquisition, they were not considered by the authorities. The petitioner has submitted Ext.P8 setting out his grievances in detail, which is pending WPC No.31156 of 2011 2 before the District Collector, Thiruvananthapuram. The petitioner seeks the issue of appropriate directions for the consideration of Ext.P8. 2. In view of the limited relief that is sought, I am of opinion that this writ petition can be disposed of at the admission stage itself. 3. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 4. This writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of directing the District Collector, Thiruvananthapuram to consider the grievances of the petitioner set out in Ext.P8 representation in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE true copy P.S.TO JUDGE css/