IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 29TH OCTOBER 2009 / 7TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 30764 of 2009(M) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SAROJAM, D/O.BAGAVATHY, AGED 62 YEARS, MADATHIL VEEDU, ARASUMMOODU, ATTIPRA VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. MR.N.R.SURESH KUMAR, MR.J.JAYAKUMAR, MR.JOE POLLAYIL, MR.S.JIJI. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, CIVIL STATION, KUDAPPANAKKUNNU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR (LA), COLLECTORATE, CIVIL STATION, KUDAPPANAKKUNNU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. V. MANU. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/10/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C).No.30764 of 2009-M = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 29th day of October, 2009. JUDGMENT The applications of the petitioner for reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act have been rejected on the ground that they are not filed in prescribed form. The forms themselves stand declared by this Court as ultra vires. Taking the totality of the facts and circumstances into consideration and after hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader, Ext.P5 is quashed and the respondents are directed to make reference to the Court, if the applications are otherwise in order. Let that be done within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is ordered accordingly. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. Sha/091109