IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2009 / 26TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 26777 of 2008(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------- P.S. ISMAIL, PUTHUPARAMBIL, KOOTTICKAL P.O., MUNDAKKAYAM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.P.P.BIJU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, POWER (C) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, KOTTAYAM. 4. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA), GENERAL, KOTTAYAM. R1, R3, R4 BY GOVT. PLEDER SMT.K.R.DEEPA R2 BY ADV.SRI.P.P.THAJUDEEN, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/06/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.26777 OF 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of June, 2009 JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the Kerala State Electricity Board states that though the acquisition was originally proposed for one acre, the requirement for acquisition of such extent is not now necessary and the Board has decided to confine its requirement to 30 cents, with road frontage. It is also submitted that communication in this regard has been issued to the Government. Once these submissions are recorded, essentially nothing survives in this writ petition since the petitioner's grievance is regarding the acquisition of one acre. Under such circumstances, recording the above submissions, this writ petition is closed leaving open all other contentions and directing that no acquisition will be proceeded with except in accordance with the need of the KSEB as recorded herein. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. kkb.16/6.