IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 5TH OCTOBER 2007 / 13TH ASWINA 1929 RP. No. 986 of 2006(D) --------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN OP.35739/2000 Dated 13/01/2006 .................... REVIEW PETITIONERS/ PETITIONERS: ------------------------------------ 1. JOB YOHANNAN, AGED 65 YEARS, S/O.JOB, MUNDUKOTTAL, PALLICKACHIRA P.O., PAYIPPAD, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 2. JACOB JOSEPH, AGED 57 YEARS, S/O.LATE JOB JOSEPH, MUNDUKOTTAL HOUSE, KUNNANATHANAM P.O., THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 3. SIJIMOL JOSEPH, AGED 37 YEARS, MUNDUKOTTAL HOUSE, KUNNANTHANAM P.O., THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. SRI. JACOB CHACKO RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, LAND ACQUISITION, PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. 3. THE REVENUE BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTD BY ITS SECRETARY. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BENNY VARGHESE. THIS REVIEW PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- R.P. NO. 986 OF 2006 IN O.P. NO. 35739 OF 2000 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of October, 2007. O R D E R This is a petition to review the judgment dated 13.01.2006 in O.P. No. 35739/2000 at the instance of the petitioners. There was a declaration that the acquisition proceedings referred to in the original petition commencing from Exhibit P1 have lapsed. 2. Taking note of the submission that the acquisitioning authority had already passed an award, this Court dismissed the original petition as infructuous. Of the several grounds taken in the review petition, the main ground is that the proceedings have not been finalized within the permitted time. It is seen from the counter affidavit filed in the review petition that the declaration under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act was published in the newspapers on 09.06.1996 and 14.06.1996. The award was passed on 24.04.1998, within the permitted period of two years under Section 11A of the Land Acquisition Act. Thus there is no merit in the review petition and it is accordingly dismissed. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp KURIAN JOSEPH, J. R.P. NO. 986 OF 2006 O R D E R 05.10.2007