IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.K.MOHANAN MONDAY, THE 2ND NOVEMBER 2009 / 11TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 34254 of 2006(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- JACOB GEORGE JOSEPH (CAPTAIN J.G.JOSEPH) TC 27/807, RAMAKRISHNA RADDIAR ROAD, NEAR NEW THEATRE, THAMPANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 014. BY ADV. SRI.B.RAGUNATHAN SRI.V.V.MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF LAND REVENUE, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDINGS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 033. 3. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VANCHIYOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 035. 4. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TRIDA), REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, TRIDA, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 010. 5. THE LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, (ADDITIONAL LA UNIT), VANCHIYOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 035. 6. SHRI.N.RAJASEKHARAN NAIR, SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (ADDITIONAL LA UNIT), VANCHIYOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 035. 7. SHRI.P.M.JACOB, BRIGHT TOURIST HOME, OPPOSITE TO DEVASWOM BUILDING, M.G.ROAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001, (PERUMACHERIL HOUSE, CHINGAVANAM, KOTTAYAM). R1 TO R3 & R5 BY G.P. SRI.P.K.BABU ADV. SRI.K.A.JALEEL, SC., TRIDA FOR R4 SRI.BECHU KURIAN THOMAS FOR R7 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: TRUE COPY OF NOTICE DT.2.1.2006 ISSUED BY R5. P2: TRUE COPY OF STATEMENT DT.20.1.2006. P3: TRUE COPY OF NOTICE OF AWARD ISSUED BY R5. P4: TRUE COPY OF POSSESSION CERTIFICATE DT.15.3.2006. P5: TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DT.31.3.2006 IN W.P.(C) NO.6666/2006 R. P6: TRUE COPY OF NOTICE DT.12.5.2006. P7: TRUE COPY OF AFFIDAVIT DT.16.6.2006 IN WPC NO.13786/2006-N. P8: TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DT.9.5.2006 TO R3. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: R7(a) TRUE COPY OF COUNTER AFFIDAVIT FILED BY SECRETARY OF TRIDA IN WPC NO.13786/06. R7(b): TRUE COPY OF ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT IN SLP NO.17537-38 DT.1.5.06. R7(c): TRUE COPY OF CHALLAN DT.17.7.06. R7(d): .DO. DT.27.7.06. R7(e): .DO. DT.2.9.06. R7(f): .DO. 16.1.07. R7(g): TRUE COPY OF COMMISSION REPORT IN O.S. 579/07 ON THE FILES OF THE MUNSIFF'S COURT, TRIVANDRUM. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & V.K.MOHANAN, JJ. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.34254 of 2006 .................................................................... Dated this the 4th day of November, 2009. JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, J. The petitioner opted under Section 49(1) of the Land Acquisition Act for acquisition of balance portion of the building, instead of exercising option for acquisition of the entire land. The claim of the petitioner to acquire the balance portion of the building alone but not the land is against the provisions of Section 49(1) as held by Full Bench of this court in SARAMMA ITTICHERIYA V. STATE OF KERALA reported in 2008(1) KLT 6. Even though petitioner canvassed the correctness of the decision, we do not find any merit in it. Following the Full Bench judgment we dismiss the W.P.(C) leaving it open to the petitioner to approach the Supreme Court. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge V.K.MOHANAN Judge pms