IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.PADMANABHAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 12TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 23RD MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 3035 of 2008(J) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------ CONSTANCE ERIC, W/O.MR.A.P.ERIC, T.C.11/783, LAVINA, PATTOM-PLAMOODU VAYAL ROAD, KOWDIAR P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 003. ] BY ADV. SRI.S.V.RAJAN SRI.S.ARUN RAJ SMT.SHIBI. K.P. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, LA (GENERAL), OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR LA (GENERAL) MARAKKADA ROAD, CHALAI, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SHRI BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. PADMANABHAN NAIR, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P(C) NO.3035 OF 2008 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 12th day of February, 2008 J U D G M E N T -------------------- Petitioner is the owner of 4.5 cents of land comprised in Sy. No.1013/A-3-1 of Thycaud Village in Thiruvananthapuram District and a building, No.TC 26/839, situated in that property. According to the petitioner that land including the building was acquired and the building was demolished also. It was further averred that the Land Acquisition Officer has passed an award as LAC No.4 of 2005 on 9.9.2005 and notice of award dated 20.10.2005 was issued to the petitioner. Her further case is that in the notice of award the survey number of the acquired property is erroneously recorded as 1013/A6 instead of 1013/A-3-1. Since the pattadar of the property covered by Sy.No.1013/A6 is else-one that person's name was shown as the owner and the person in possession of the property acquired. It was further averred that when the petitioner came to know about this mistake, she filed Exhibit P3 application on 28.2.2006 before the Land Acquisition Officer to correct the mistake in the award. Petitioner also W.P(C) NO.3035 OF 2008 -: 2 :- filed Exhibit P4 application under Section 18(2) of the Land Acquisition Act to refer the matter for considering the enhancement of land value claimed by her. According to the petitioner both the applications are pending. 2. After hearing both sides, I am of the view that the Writ Petition can be disposed of with a direction to the second respondent, Land Acquisition Officer, to consider and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law in Exhibits P3 and P4 applications filed by the petitioners, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. I make it clear that in case the Land Acquisition Officer had already referred L.A.C. No.4 of 2005 under Section 31(2) of the Act to the Sub Court for considering the question of apportionment, it is for the petitioner to get herself impleaded in that proceedings also and seek her claims. Writ Petition is disposed of with the above direction and observation. K. PADMANABHAN NAIR, JUDGE. vsv K. PADMANABHAN NAIR, J. ===================== W.P(C)NO.3035 OF 2008 ===================== J U D G M E N T ------------------------------------------- 12TH FEBRUARY, 2008