IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 14TH JULY 2011 / 23RD ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 15774 of 2011(V) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- 1. SANTHOSH.S, P.T.NAIR COMPLEX, THULASI BHAVAN, PRAVACHAMBALAM, NEMAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KALA.S, W/O.SANTHOSH, RESIDING DO. 3. NAGENDRA KUMAR.S, RESIDING DO. 4. LATHA.S, RESIDING DO. BY ADV. SRI.CIBI THOMAS RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR (LAND ACQUISITION) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. CHIEF ENGINEER, N.H.WING-PWD,(DEVELOPMENT OF NH 47) MUSEUM, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAY DIVISION, OPPOSITE TO LOURDES CHURCH, PATTOM P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. REGIONAL TOWN PLANNING OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.M. MUHAMMED SHAFI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 15774/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE DOCUMDNT DATED 21/10/2002. P1(a):COPY OF TAX RECEIPT EVIDENCING PAYMENT OF LAND REVENUE BY THE PETITIONER NO.1 AND 2. P2: COPY OF THE SETTLEMENT DEED BY WHICH PETITIONERS NO.3 AND 4 OBTAINED THE PROPERTY. P2(a):COPY OF THE BASIC TAX RECEIPT EVIDENCING PAYMENT OF LAND REVENUE. P3: COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 04/06/2004 OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT P4: COPY OF THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY THE PALLICHAL VILLAGE OFFICER STATING THAT PURAMBOKE LAND IS AVAILABLE AT THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. P5: COPYOF THE ROUGH SKETCH PLAN SHOWING THE LIE OF THE ROAD AND THE PROPERTY PROPOSED TO BE ACQUIRED. P6: COPY OF G.O.(Rt) 135/2011/PWD DATED 22/01/2011. P7: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATIONS SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS NO.1 AND 2 BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 02/06/2011. P7(a):COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CARD EVIDENCING THE RECEIPT OF EXT. P5 BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT. P8: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT BY THE 1ST AND 2ND PETITIONERS. P8(a):COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CARD P9: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS NO.3 AND 4 BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. P10: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS 3 AND 4 BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P11: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS 3 AND 4 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT. svs .........2/-... ...2... WPC.NO.15774/2011 P11(a):COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGE CARD EVIDENCING RECEIPT OF EXT.P11 BY 3RD RESPONDENT. P12: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WPC.NO.1345/2011 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. P13: COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM REPORTED IN MALAYALA MANOREMA DAILY 29/06/2011. P14: COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM REPORTED IN KERALA KOUMUDI DAILY DATED 29/06/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 15774 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of July 2011. JUDGMENT The matter relates to acquisition of the property owned by the petitioners. The property of the petitioners is proposed to be acquired for the widening of Karamana – Kaliyikkavila road. The writ petition is filed challenging the action taken in this regard. 2. When the matter is taken up for admission, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Exts.P7&P9 representations are pending consideration before the first respondent and request this court to issue a direction to the first respondent to consider and dispose of Exts.P7 & P9 representations within a specified period. W.P.(C) No. 15774 of 2011 2 3. In the circumstances, this Court direct the first respondent to consider and dispose of Exts.P7 & P9 representations and to pass orders in accordance with law within a period of 4 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. This Court passed an interim order on 29.6.2011 directing the respondents not to dispossess the petitioners from their property and the respondents shall not implant stones in the petitioners' property having an extent of 6.5 cents comprised in Survey No. 168/12, 13 and 23 of Block No.4 of Pallichal Village. The interim order dated 29.6.2011 shall continue till the disposal of Exts.P7 & 9 representations. The writ petition is disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al