IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE FRIDAY, THE 23RD MAY 2008 / 2ND JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 22945 of 2006(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ S. GIRIJAMMA, MADHU SADANAM, THALLACHIRA, VITHURA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.ANCHAL C.VIJAYAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER (SPECIAL TAHSILDAR) P.W.D. (SOUTHERN CIRCLE), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-23. BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXTS.: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION NO.LA2.1077/1994 DATED 7.11.1996 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE SUB TREASURY OFFICE, VELLAYAMBALAM. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED UNDER SECTION 28A OF THE LAND ACQUISITION ACT DATED 21.3.2000. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE,J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.22945 of 2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated: 23rd May, 2008 JUDGMENT The grievance voiced by the petitioner in this Writ Petition is that Ext.P2 application submitted by her under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act has not been disposed of by the Land Acquisition Officer though similar applications filed by others have been disposed of. Even though the Land Acquisition Officer has been served with notice from this court, he has not imparted any instructions to the Government Pleader. Though the learned Government Pleader sought for time, I am not inclined to grant time. I dispose of the Writ Petition issuing the following directions: If Ext.P2 application is pending before the 2nd respondent even now and if the petitioner has produced the certified copy of the judgment relied on therein (the judgment in LAR No.6/97 of the Sub Court, Nedumangadu) and if it is seen that Ext.P2 is within the statutory period going by that certified copy, the 2nd respondent will dispose of Ext.P2 in accordance with law at his earliest and at any rate within two months of receiving copy of this judgment. It is made W.P.C.No.22945/06 - 2 - clear that if Ext.P2 is already disposed of, the above directions will not operate. srd PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE