IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR.J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 2ND JANUARY 2009 / 12TH POUSHA 1930 WA.No. 1198 of 2008() --------------------- {IN WPC.35493/2007 OF THIS COURT} .................... APPELLANT(S): RESPONDENTS IN WPC ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, (LAND ACQUISITION) KANNUR. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, KANNUR. BY ADDL.A.G. SRI.RENJITH THAMPAN & GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.SANDESH RAJA RESPONDENT(S): PETITIONER IN WPC --------------------------------------------------------------- VALAMBATH KARTHIYAYANI AMMA, RAMANTHALI AMSOM & DESOM, P.O.RAMANTHALI-670 308. ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ALONG WITH W.A.NO.1200 OF 2008 ON 02/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: J.B. KOSHY, Ag.C.J. & V.GIRI, J. ------------------------- W.A.No.1198 & 1200 of 2008 ------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of January, 2009. JUDGMENT KOSHY, Ag.C.J In the impugned judgment in these writ appeals, the learned single Judge has given various directions at paragraph 23 of the judgment. The appellant/State is aggrieved mainly in view of the directions contained in paragraph 23(2), which is as follows: “All applications filed under Sections 18, 28A and 28A(3) of the Act, pending as on today, shall be disposed of, on or before 31.5.2009. If all the applications pending as on this date is not disposed of, before 31.5.2009, thereafter, the State shall not issue any notification under Section 4(1) of the Act or continue the proceedings already initiated, until and unless all such applications, except the applications which are to be kept pending, are disposed of.” 2. A similar writ appeal, W.A.No.1186/08 was disposed of by a Division Bench of this court earlier with the following directions: “It is the contention of the appellant Government that in view of the above, the on going acquisition of the State Government is being delayed. According to the contesting respondents in this appeal, they want only W.A.No.1198 & 1200 of 2008 :: 2 :: their application to be disposed of and they are not interested in the disposal of the general matters. Therefore, paragraph 23(3) of the Annexure A1 judgment is not applicable in the respondents/petitioners case but the petition filed under Section 28A(3) by the respondents/petitioners is directed to be disposed of as expeditiously as possible as directed by the learned single Judge.” With the same directions, these writ appeals are also disposed of. Sd/- (J.B. KOSHY) Ag. Chief Justice Sd/- (V.GIRI) JUDGE sk //true copy// P.S. to Judge