IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH MAY 2008 / 7TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 27178 of 2004(I) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. HAMEED MUSLIAR, AGED 43 YEARS, S/O. SOOPI MUSLIAR, RESIDING AT POOCHAKKAD, KEEKAN VILLAGE, KASARGOD DIST. 2. MUHAMMEDKUNHI, AGED 41 YEARS, S/O. SOOPI MUSLIAR, RESIDING AT POOCHAKKAD, KEEKAN VILLAGE, KASARGOD DISTRICT. 3. KUNHABDULLA, AGED 35 YEARS, S/O. SOOPI MUSLIAR, RESIDING AT POOCHAKKAD, KEEKAN VILLAGE, KASARGOD DIST. 4. KUNHAMINA, AGED 58 YEARS, W/O. SOOPI MUSLIAR, RESIDING AT POOCHAKKAD, KEEKAN VILLAGE, KASARGOD DIST. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAJEEVAN SMT.P.S.PREETHA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REP. BY SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KASARGOD. 3. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, LAND ACQUISITION, KASARGOD. BY GOVT.PLEADER BASANTH BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN LAR 1/98 DATED 17.1.2003 OF SUBORDIANTE JDUGE HOSDURG. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE PETITION DATED 201.2.004 TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. ---------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 27178 of 2004 ---------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of May , 2008 JUDGMENT This Writ Petition is remaining defective since October 2004 on the reason that the petitioners have not remitted process. It is seen from the writ petition that the grievance of the petitioners is that Ext.P2 petition filed by the petitioners under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act has not been finally disposed of. In all probability, Ext.P2 would have been disposed of by the 3rd respondent. The learned counsel for the petitioners have no idea regarding the status of Ext.P2. 2. The learned Government Pleader submits that if Ext.P2 is even now pending, there will not be any serious objection in directing the disposal of Ext.P2 within a time frame. Under the above circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition issuing the following directions; If Ext.P2 application submitted by the petitioners is even now pending before the 3rd respondent, the third respondent will issue a hearing notice regarding the same to the petitioners and dispose of the WPC No. 27178/2004 2 same in accordance with law at the earliest and at any rate within four months of receiving a copy of this judgment. If Ext.P2 is already disposed of and the decision is not communicated to the petitioners, the third respondent will ensure that decision is communicated to the petitioners within a period of two months of receiving a copy of this judgment. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE dpk