IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH NOVEMBER 2008 / 21ST KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 33304 of 2008(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- INDIRA BASHIR, W/O.EASOW, AGED 50 YEARS R/AT.BAINDS, 128, ABHAYA NAGAR, PEROORKADA PO. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-5. BY ADV. SRI. K.SHAJ SRI.SAJJU.S SMT.REXY ELIZABETH THOMAS RESPONDENTS: --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SPECIAL TAHSILDAR(LA), GENERAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI. BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/11/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. ------------------------------- W.P(C). No. 33304 OF 2008 ------------------------------- Dated this the 12th November, 2008. JUDGMENT The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that Ext.P1 application submitted by her under Section 18(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for a reference of the question of determination of the correct compensation payable for her acquired properties has not been disposed of by the Land Acquisition Officer. It is clear from the endorsement made in Ext.P1 that the Land Acquisition Officer has received Ext.P1 on 21.6.2008. Under the above circumstances I dispose of the writ petition issuing the following directions:- i) If the second respondent has already taken a decision on Ext.P1, the said decision should be communicated by him to the petitioner within three weeks of his receiving copy of this judgment. ii) If decision is not yet taken on Ext.P1, the second respondent shall take a decision at the earliest and at any rate within one month of receiving copy of this judgment. Iii) once decision is taken, the same should be communicated WPC 33304/08 2 to the petitioner without delay. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE jj