IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 15TH JULY 2010 / 24TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 21823 of 2010(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- T.ABDUL AZEEZ, DARUL RILA, AGATTI, LAKSHADWEEP, BY ADV. SRI.K.I.MAYANKUTTY MATHER SRI.K.S.SAJEEV KUMAR RESPONDENTS: ---------------- 1. UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP, KAVARATHI, REPRESENTED BY ADMINISTRATOR, 2. LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR, ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP(COLLECTORATE),KAVARATHI. 3. COLLECTOR CUM DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER, UNION TERRITORY OF LAKSHADWEEP,KAVARATHI. BY STANDING COUNSEL SHRI S.RADHAKRISHNAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.21823 of 2010 --------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 15th DAY OF JULY, 2010 JUDGMENT The challenge in this Writ Petition is against Exhibit P5 order passed by the 3rd respondent herein. The petitioner has also submitted Exhibit P6 before the very same authority seeking for reconsideration of the matter. 2. The petitioner is the owner of 80 Ares of land comprised in Survey No.1209/1 of Agatti Village which was acquired for a mini stadium. It is the case of the petitioner that earlier, in the year 1979 an extent of 2.2 Ares of land comprised in the very same survey number belonging to the petitioner's mother was forcefully taken away pretending that the same is required for the purpose of establishing a play ground. But the same was never utilised for establishing the play ground. After acquiring the property by clubbing these two items of land, a mini stadium was constructed. 3. In Exhibit P5, the decision taken by the 3rd respondent is that the petitioner is entitled to receive the compensation amount with the rate of interest payable by the nationalised W.P.(C)No.21823/10 -2- banks from the date of sanction order in respect of 220 sqm. of land and further that the Department of Education may acquire the left out portion of 40 sqm. of land to improve access to the school play ground. 4. The learned counsel appearing for the respondents submitted that the order Exhibit P5 is appealable before the Administrator under Section 78 of the Laccadive, Minicoi and Amindivi Islands Land Revenue and Tenancy Regulations. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner will file an appeal before the authority concerned. 5. Therefore, if the petitioner files an appeal within a period of two months, the same will be entertained by the 1st respondent and a decision will be taken on merits expeditiously and it will be communicated to the petitioner without delay. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. dsn