IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE MONDAY, THE 26TH MAY 2008 / 5TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 5687 of 2008(B) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. M.MURALEEDHARAN PILLAI, S/O.MADHAVAN PILLAI, KARIKKATHIL VEEDU, THEVALAPPURAM, VENDOOR P.O. 2. K.SUMATHI AMMA, ALAPPURATHUVEEDU, THEVALAPPURAM, VENDAR P.O. 3. K.PANKAJAKSHY AMMA, KARIKKATHIL KIZHAKKATHIL VEEDU, VENDOOR P.O., THEVALAPPURAM EAST. BY ADV. SRI.PRATHEESH.P RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE LAND REVENUE COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. 3. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, K.I.P NO.VII, KUNDARA, (LA.NO.II, KOTTIYAM) BY G.P. SRI.BASANTH BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. ---------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 5687 of 2008 ---------------------------------- Dated this the 26th day of May , 2008 JUDGMENT The grievance, which the petitioners have voiced, is that while passing award under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act, the Land Acquisition Authority has not granted statutory interest. In this writ petition the prayer is that direction be issued to the second respondent District Collector to consider and dispose of Exts.P2, P3 and P4 applications. The prayers in Ext.P2, P3 and P4 are that the interest amount, which is not paid, be paid immediately together with solatium which is also legitimately due but not paid. 2. Sri.Basant Balaji, the learned Government Pleader submits that though concededly award under Section 28A of the Act was passed in 2001, the petitioners have filed Exts.P2, P3 and P4 only in 2007 and that absolutely no explanation is forthcoming for the delay which has been caused in the matter. The learned counsel for the petitioners also was not able to offer any plausible explanation for the apparent delay caused in the matter. However, since Exts.P2, P3 and P4 are yet to be disposed of by the second respondent, I dispose of WPC No.5687/2008 2 this writ petition without going into the merits of the grounds issuing the following directions; If Exts.P2, P3 and P4 are even now pending before the 2nd respondent, he will consider those applications in the light of the various grounds raised in the writ petition, take a decision and communicate the decision to the petitioners. Decision will be taken and communicated as directed above at the earliest and at any rate within six weeks of receiving a copy of this judgment. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE JUDGE dpk