IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND JULY 2008 / 11TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 5139 of 2008(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ HIMAMUDDEEN,S/O. RAMJ SAIT,AGED 53 YEARS RAYAMARAKKAR VEETTIL HOUSE, MANATHALA P.O.CHAVAKKAD, PIN 680 506. BY ADV. SRI.P.RAMACHANDRAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE VILLAGE OFFICER MANATHALA VILLAGE OFFICE P.O. CHAVAKKAD 680 506. 2. CHAVAKKAD MUNICIPALITY REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, P.O., CHAVAKKAD 680 506. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, AYYATHOLE THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN (SR.) FOR R2 SRI.S.SUJIN,SC,CHAVAKKAD MUNICIPALITY FOR R2 SMT. N. SUDHA DEVI, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ============== W.P.(C).No. 5139 OF 2008 ==================== Dated this the 2nd day of July, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner has approached this court with an allegation that although the proposal for acquiring petitioner's land for a Municipal Stadium has been hanging fire for the last more than 10 years, no proceedings for acquisition have been initiated. Now the petitioner submits that recently, acquisition notification has been published. Therefore, without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to challenge that notification, he seeks permission to withdraw this writ petition. Permission is granted and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the above liberty. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE bkn/-