IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 29TH JULY 2009 / 7TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 17395 of 2009(T) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ T.U.PATHROSE,S/O.ULAHANNAN,AGED 70 YEARS, THATTANPURATHU, MAMALA P.O. MURIYAMANGALAM, THIRUVANKULAM. BY ADVS. MR.RENJITH B.MARAR, MR.L.RAJESH NARAYAN, SMT.LAKSHMI.N.KAIMAL, SMT.P.A.PRIYA. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED SECRETARY TO GOVT.OF INDIA,MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT, NEW DELHI. 2. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE SECETARY, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 4. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA) NATIONAL HIGHWAY NO.3,VYTILLA, ERNAKULAM. 5. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS, EDAPPALLY,ERNAKULAM. R1 BY MR. P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, ASST.SOLICITOR GENERAL BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. K.R. DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/07/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.17395/2009 T APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DTD. 8/04/2005. P2: COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DTD. 30/08/2006. P3: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 22/12/2004. P4: COPY OF THE APPLICATION. P5: COPY OF THE REPLY. P6: COPY OF THE REPLY DTD. 3/04/09. P7: COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DTD. 18/01/2009. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO. 17395 OF 2009 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 29th DAY OF JULY, 2009 JUDGMENT Learned counsel for the Government submits that acquisition proceedings against the land of the petitioner has lapsed and that the writ petition may be allowed without prejudice to the right of the State to initiate proceedings de novo. Writ petition is so ordered, leaving open all contentions and declaring that the impugned notifications have lapsed, as against the petitioner. THOTTATHIL B RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE lgk/29/7