IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH JUNE 2008 / 28TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 11857 of 2008(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.G. JOSHUA, S/O.GEEVARGHESE, T.C.11/2764, NALANCHIRA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.GOPAKUMAR R.THALIYAL SRI.N.P.PRAJEESH RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA), PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (SOUTHERN CIRCLE), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.SHYSON P.MANGUZHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX(WPC 11857/08) PETITIONER'S EXTS.: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE SALE DEED DATED 16.1.2008. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE PROPERTY TAX RECEIPT ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER DATED 7.2.2008. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 18.1.2008. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 13.3.2008. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 31.3.2008. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE,J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.11857 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated: 18th June, 2008 JUDGMENT The learned Government Pleader has placed before me the file and he submitted that on 16.6.2008 the petitioner through his duly constituted Power of Attorney Holder has submitted consent before the land acquisition authority to the effect that the portion of the building falling within the alignment of the acquisition shall be demolished and removed by himself and that he will thereafter surrender possession of the site to the authority. The file also contains the report of the Revenue Inspector which shows that the petitioner himself has already demolished and removed the acquired portions of the building as he had promised in his letter dated 16.6.2008. Under the above circumstances, I dispose of the Writ Petition without deciding the merits of the grounds raised on the basis that no issue survives for decision in this case. srd PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE