IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH JANUARY 2010 / 16TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 35427 of 2009(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- PREETHI.S.KUMAR, AGED 39 YEARS, W/O.SWATHANTHRA KUMAR, PRASI VILLA, POST THOTTADA, KANNUR TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.VALSALAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KANNUR, CIVIL STATION, KANNUR. 2. LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER AND SEPCIAL TAHSILDAR (L.A.) THALASSERI POST THALASSERI, KANNUR DISTRICT. 3. KANNUR UNIVERSITY, REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR, POST KANNUR. ADV. SRI.M.SASEENDRAN,SC,KANNUR UNIVERSITY FOR R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. K.R. DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.35427 OF 2009 (W) -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner states that she along with other joint owners held certain properties, which were acquired by the respondents invoking the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act. According to the petitioner, the joint property acquired in respect of which Ext.P8 award notice has been issued, has not been measured or demarcated. Complaining of this, the owners have jointly filed Ext.P9 before the District Collector and it is stated that even to Ext.P9 there has not been any response. 2. Learned Government Pleader submits that after notice to the parties enquiry was conducted and award has been passed. It is stated that during the course of enquiry no documents were produced by any of the land owners and that it was after the award was passed Ext.P9 was received by the District Collector, which was forwarded to the Land Acquisition Officer. It is stated that the Land Acquisition Officer himself has considered Ext.P9 and a decision on Ext.P9 was communicated to the petitioner vide letter dated 22.12.2009. WPC.No.35427 /09 :2 : If that be the situation if at all the petitioner and others are aggrieved they will have to seek their remedies available. However, having regard to the complaint of the petitioner that she has not received the communication dated 22.12.2009 till date, the writ petition is disposed of directing that on the production of a copy of the judgment the second respondent shall furnish a copy of the order dated 22.12.2009 referred to above to the petitioner in order to enable the petitioner to seek remedies against the said order. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/