IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.PADMANABHAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 24TH AUGUST 2007 / 2ND BHADRA 1929 WP(C).No. 16174 of 2007(A) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. KHADEEJA BEEVI, KARINGATTIL VADAKKETHARAYIL, MUKUNDAPURAM P.O., CHAVARA, KOLLAM. 2. BHAVANI SARADA, NEDUMTHODATHU KIZHAKKE PUTHEN VEEDU, MUKUNDAPURAM P.O., CHAVARA, KOLLAM. 3. MUHAMMED KUNJU, KAREEMTHOTTIL VADAKKETHARAYIL PURAYIDATHIL, MUKUNDAPUIRAM P.O., CHAVARA, KOLLAM. 4. VAVAKUNJU, THYKUTTATHIL VEEDU, MUKUNDAPURAM, CHAVARA VILLAGE, KOLLAM. 5. BHARATHI PILLAI, PANAKKAL VEEDU, MUKUNDAPURAM, KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM. 6. JANAKI AMMA, PANAKKEL VEEDU, MUKUNDAPURA M.P.O., CHAVARA. BY ADV. SRI.PRATHEESH.P RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLETORATE KOLLAM/. 3. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, L.A.K.I.P. NO.VII, SASTHAMCOTTA, KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM. (LA NO.II KOTTAYAM) BY G.P. SHRI L.G.SURESH BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL SUB COURT, KOLLAM DATED 11.2.1998 IN LAR NO.122/87 EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF NOTICE ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO FIRST PETITIONER TO APPEAR FOR ENQUIRY BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 4.9.99 EXT.P3 -DO- TO SECOND PETITIONER TO -DO- -DO- EXT.P4 -DO- TO THIRD PETITIONER TO -DO- -DO- EXT.P5 -DO- TO FOURTH PETITIONER TO -DO- -DO- EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF APPLICATION FILED BY THE 5TH PETITIONER UNDER SECTION 28 (A) OF THE LAND ACQUISITION ACT DATED 11.3.99 EXT.P7 -DO- BY 6TH PETITIONER UNDER -DO- -DO- EXT.P8 A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE 4TH PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 5.3.2007 //TRUE COPY// K. PADMANABHAN NAIR ,J ------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.16174 of 2007 A ------------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 24th day of August, 2007 JUDGMENT The request of the petitioners is to issue a direction to the respondents to consider and dispose of Exts.P6 to P8 applications. 2. Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that a number of similar applications are pending and these applications can also be considered and disposed of in accordance with its seniority. In the result, Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the third respondent Land Acquisition Officer to consider and dispose of Exts.P6 to P8 applications in accordance with the seniority as expeditiously as possible, with due notice to the parties. K. PADMANABHAN NAIR JUDGE cks