IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE FRIDAY, THE 25TH JULY 2008 / 3RD SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 21999 of 2008(R) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- K.BHASKARAN S/O.KRISHNAN,VATTAVILA VEEDU, NOW RESIDING AT 15,WELLSTEAD ROAD, EASSHHAM LONDON 666 DE,ENGLAND, THROUGH HIS P A HOLDER BIJU D.R. S/O. N.DHARMARAJAN, LAIJU VILASOM, ELAKAMON P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.S.D.ASOKAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, KOLLAM. 3. CHIRAKKARA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CHIRAKKARA, NEAR PARAVOOR, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 4. PREMACHANDRAN, RAJI BHAVAN, POLACHIRA P.O., CHATHANNOOR, KOLLAM. 5. VIJAYASENANVIJAYA BHAVAN, POLACHIRA P.O., CHATHANNOOR, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY SENIOR GP. SRI. BASANT BALAJI FOR R1 AND R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, J ==================== W.P.(C).No. 21999 of 2008 ========================= Dated this the 25th day of July, 2008. J U D G M E N T Panchayath as well as party respondents have been served with notice by special messenger. None of them have entered appearance before this Court to resist the prayers in this writ petition. Grievance voiced by the petitioner is that without recourse to the provisions of law under the Land Acquisition Act, there was an attempt by the respondents at the instance of respondents 4 and 5 to dispossess the petitioner of his properties forcibly ad by stealthy methods. The averments in the writ petition stand controverted. Under the above circumstances, the writ petition will stand disposed of issuing the following directions: Respondents are directed not to dispossess the petitioner of his properties in survey No.426/11 of Paravur Village without recourse to the provisions of Land Acquisition Act or any other appropriate statutory provisions. Considering the above directions, there will be a further direction that the parties shall W.P.(C).No. 21999 of 2008 2 maintain status quo as on today with regard to the subject properties, till such time as statutory proceedings are initiated for acquiring/recovering the properties from the petitioner. PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE bkn/-