IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE THURSDAY, THE 24TH JULY 2008 / 2ND SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 22270 of 2008(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- 1. ELIAMMA VARGHESE W/O LATE VARGHESE PANICKER THEKKEPURAYIL VEEDU NELLIKUNNAM P.O. UMMANNUR VILLAGE KOTTARAKKARA 2. KOSHY PANICKER THEKKEPURA VEEDU NELLIKUNNAM P.O. KOTTARAKKARA 3. NINAN PANICKER THEKKEPURA VEEDU NELLIKUNNAM P.O. UMMANNOOR KOTTARAKKARA 4. GEORGE PANICKER THEKKEPURA VEEDU NELLIKUNNAM P.O. UMMANNOOR, KOTTARAKKARA 5. GEETHA BHAI, D/O OMANA PULINTHANATTU VEEDU NELLIKUNNAM P.O. UMMANNUR VILLAGE KOTTARAKKARA BY ADV. SRI.AJAYA KUMAR. G SRI.V.K.SANTHOSH KUMAR W.P.C.NO.22270/08 RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY SECRETARY LAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. SPECIAL TAHSILDAR LA NO.II KOTTIYAM, KOLLAM 3. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(c).No.22270 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 24th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT Senior Government Pleader Sri.Basant Balaji takes notice on behalf of the respondents. The grievance of the petitioners is that applications filed by them under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act for re-determination of the compensation for their acquired properties are not being finally disposed of by the land acquisition officer. According to them, pursuant to Exts.A2 to A6 hearing notices final hearing on the applications was conducted by the Land acquisition officer on 24/1/2008. According to the counsel for the petitioners certified copy of the judgment relied on in the applications were also submitted at the time of hearing. Under the above circumstances, this writ petition will stand disposed of issuing the following directions; If hearing pursuant to Exts.P2 to P6 is completed and if the petitioners have submitted certified copies of the court judgment relied on by them in their respective applications under section 28A, the second respondent will finally dispose of all the applications filed by WPC.No.22270/08 2 the petitioners under section 28A itself within one month of receiving copy of this judgment. Once decisions are taken on the applications, petitioners will be informed of the same. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE sv. WPC.No.22270/08 2