IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH MARCH 2008 / 22ND PHALGUNA 1929 WA.No. 594 of 2008 --------------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.4330/2008 DATED 20/02/2008 .................... APPELLANT/PETITIONER: ------------------------------------- MOSQUE LANE RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION, KESAVADASAPURAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 004, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY ADV. SRI.K.B.PRADEEP RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: ----------------------------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 4. THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR (LA), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1, R2 & R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.M.P.SREEKRISHNAN R3 BY ADV.MR.N.NANDAKUMARA MENON (SR) & ADV.MR.P.K.MANOJKUMAR THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & K.M.JOSEPH, J. ------------------------------------------ W.A.No.594 of 2008 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 12th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu, C.J. This writ appeal is directed against the orders passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C) No.4330 of 2008 dated 20th February, 2008. 2. Public spirited persons who are members of the petitioner association are before this Court for a direction to respondents 2 to 4 to forthwith complete the land acquisition proceedings as contemplated under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act for widening of the Mosque Lane Road at Kesavadasapuram in Thiruvananthapuram. 3. One of the apprehensions expressed by the petitioner association in the writ petition is that the funds earmarked for the purpose of widening of the Mosque Lane Road would lapse by 31st March, 2008 and therefore, urgent orders and directions require to be issued to the respondents. 4. When the matter was posted for admission, we had directed Sri.M.P.Sreekrishnan, learned Government Pleader, to get appropriate instructions from the respondents. 5. Today the matter is posted for admission once over again. On instructions, Sri.Sreekrishnan would submit that the respondents would complete the acquisition proceedings as contemplated under the Land Acquisition Act for widening of the Mosque Lane Road at Kesavadasapuram in Thiruvananthapuram within six months from today. 6. Sri.N.Nandakumara Menon, learned senior counsel appearing for the third respondent Corporation, would submit that the funds earmarked for the W.A.No.594 of 2008 2 purpose of widening of the Mosque Lane Road is the fund of the Corporation and therefore, the said fund would not lapse. We place on record the statement made by the learned senior counsel. 7. Accordingly we dispose of the writ appeal as under: ORDER i) Writ appeal is disposed of. ii) The statement made by Sri.M.P.Sreekrishnan, learned Government Pleader as also the statement made by Sri.N.Nandakumara Menon, learned senior counsel appearing for the third respondent Corporation, are placed on record. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (K.M.JOSEPH) JUDGE vns