IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE THURSDAY, THE 3RD JULY 2008 / 12TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 13752 of 2005(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ DR.S.N.PILLAI, 'RIVER VIEW', KUTTIKATU, VALANJAVATTOM EAST P.O., THIRUVALLA 689 104. BY ADV. SRI.P.R.VENKITESH RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DIST. 3. TAHSILDAR (LA), PATHANAMTHITTA. 4. VILLAGE OFFICER, KADAPRA. 5. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PWD ROADS DIVISION, ALAPPUZHA. BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX (WPC NO.13752/05) PETITIONER'S EXTS.: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF ORDER DATED 16.9.2002 OF THE SURVEY RANGE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, KOTTAYAM. EXT.P2(a): TRUE COPY OF BASIC TAX RECEIPT DATED 27.10.2003. EXT.P2(b): TRUE COPY OF BASIC TAX RECEIPT DATED 28.6.2004. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF PETITION DATED 29.10.2002 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ROADS), ALAPPUZHA. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF PETITION DATED 24.11.2002 BEFORE THE TAHSILDAR(LA), PATHANAMTHITTA. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF COMMUNICATION DATED 30.10.2003 OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (ROADS), PWD, ALAPPUZHA TO THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF PETITION DATED 3.3.2005 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE,J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 13752 of 2005 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated: 3rd July, 2008 JUDGMENT Mr.P.R.Venkitesh, counsel for the petitioner submits that as per the revenue records as corrected upto date, the land in question stands registered in the name of the petitioner. The learned Government Pleader submits that if as per the revenue records the land stands registered in the name of the petitioner, the petitioner need not have any apprehension that the Government will proceed as if the land is puramboke. I record the above submission of the learned Government Pleader and dispose of the Writ Petition without granting reliefs. It is however made clear that this judgment will not stand in the way of the petitioner approaching this court again if there is an attempt to dispossess of his properties without recourse to the provisions under the Land Acquisition Act. srd PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE