IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE THURSDAY, THE 14TH AUGUST 2008 / 23RD SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 24699 of 2008(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ M.S. MAHIJA, W/O. KRISHNANKUTTY NAIR, MULLACHIRA PUTHEN VEEDU, ANAPPARA.P.O, VITHURA, NEDUMANGAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.J.HARIKUMAR SRI.HARIKUMAR.S. RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA), PWD, SOUTHERN CIRCLE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DEPUTY COLLECTOR, LAND ACQUISITION, COLLECTORATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE,J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.24699 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated: 14th August, 2008 JUDGMENT Mr.Basant Balaji, Senior Government Pleader took notice on behalf of the respondents and I have heard the submissions of Mr.J.Harikumar, counsel for the petitioner and the Government Pleader. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that though more than two years have elapsed since Ext.P1 application under Section 28A was enquired into by the Land Acquisition Officer, no final orders have been passed on Ext.P1 yet. It is clear from Ext.P3 notice that the petitioner's claim that the enquiry is completed is correct. Under these circumstances, I dispose of the Writ Petition issuing the following directions: If final decision is yet to be taken on Ext.P1 by the Land Acquisition Officer, he will take final decision on the basis of the enquiry already conducted on Ext.P1 and the same will be communicated to the petitioner. This will be done by the Land Acquisition Officer at the earliest and at any rate within six weeks of receiving copy of this judgment. If the Land Acquisition Officer has already taken a decision and whether or not the same is W.P.C.No.24699/08 - 2 - communicated to the petitioner as per records, the Land Acquisition Officer will communicate the decision to the petitioner within the same time frame. srd PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE