IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH JUNE 2010 / 9TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 20391 of 2010(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MAR GREGORIOS ORTHODOX SYRIAN CHURCH, CALICUT UNIVERSITY.P.O,THENHIPALAM,KOZHIKODE DISTRICT,REPRESENTED BY ITS VICAR,FR.P.K.PAULOSE, S/O.KURIAKOSE,AGED 59 YEARS. BY ADV. MR.V.PHILIP MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- 1. NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROJECT DIRECTOR, PIU,AISWARYA,NEAR CIVIL STATION,KOZHIKODE-673602 2. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAY SUB-DIVISION,KUTTIPURAM-676503. 3. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER,NATIONAL HIGHWAY SUB-DIVISION,CHELAARI,KOTTACKAL, KUTTIPPURAM-676503 4. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,KERALA GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001 5. UNION OF INDIA,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT, NEW DELHI-110001 ADV. MR.T.P.M. IBRAHIM KHAN – ASST.SOL.GEN. MR. P.N. SANTHOSH – GOVERNMENT PLEADER. MR. THOMAS ANTONY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.20391 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner challenges Ext.P3 notice issued by the second respondent by which the petitioner has been directed to remove the construction made by the petitioner’s church allegedly encroaching into Government puramboke land. The petitioner has submitted Ext.P4 in reply to Ext.P3. The petitioner now seeks a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the National Highway Authority of India also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd