IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 23RD JULY 2010 / 1ST SRAVANA 1932 OP.No. 30494 of 2000(E) ----------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. JOSEPH KUMBUCKAL, VICE PRESIDENT, ACTION COMMITTEE, ACQUISITON OF LAND TO ELEPHANT CORRIDOR , UNDER PROJECT ELEPHANT SCHEME, KOTTIYOOR P.O., THALASSERY TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT. 2. DEVASIA NEDUMPARA, S/O JOSEPH, SECRETARY, ACTION COMMITTEE, ACQUISITION OF LAND TO ELEPHANT CORRIDOR UNDER PROJECT ELEPHANT SCHEME, KOTTIYOOR P.O., THALASSERY TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT. 3. THOMAS PULLIKKAL, NELLIYOODI, KOTTIYOOR P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT- 670 651. 4. DEVASIA PULLIKKAL NELLIYOODI, KOTTIYOOR P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT- 670 651. 5. MATHEW PULLIKKAL NELLIYOODI, KOTTIYOOR P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT- 670 651. 6. MERCY PALAKUZHA, NELLIYOODI, KOTTIYOOR P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT- 670 651. 7. ANNAMMA PALAKUZHA, NELLIYOODI, KOTTIYOOR P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT- 670 651. 8. ELSSY KARAPUZHAKAL, NELLIYOODI, KOTTIYOOR P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT- 670 651. 9. JOSEPH THONNIKUZHIYIL NELLIYOODI, KOTTIYOOR P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT- 670 651. OP.No. 30494 of 2000(E) 2 10. MARRIYAMMA PALAKUZHA, NELLIYOODI, KOTTIYOOR P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT- 670 651. 11. CHINNAMMA PUVATHOLLIL, NELLIYOODI, KOTTIYOOR P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT- 670 651. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE MECHERIL SRI.SUNNY MATHEW PALAKKATTUKUNNEL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. UNION OF INDIA REP.BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS, NEW DELHI – 110 003. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KANNUR. 4. THE DY.CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, WYNADU WILD LIFE SANCTUARY, SULTHAN BATHERY. ADDL.R5 TO R7 5. KIZHAKKEVEETTIL KANNAN, KIZHEKKE HOUSE, S/O KELAPPAN, KOTTIYOOR, POST VARAYAL, MANANTHAVADI. 6. MARY, W/O GEORGE, CHITTOPPARAMBIL, KOTTIYOOR P.O., VARAYAL, MANANTHAVADY. 7. MANOLI KALLU, KOTTIYOOR, P.O.VARAYAL VARAYAL, VIA MANANTHAVADY. (ADDL.R5 TO R7 IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 5.4.01 IN CMP.18188/01.) OP.No. 30494 of 2000(E) -3- ADDL.R8 IMPLEADED 8. THANKAPPAN, S/O KUNJAPPAN, RESIDING AT PUTHOOR VEETTIL, P.O.VARAYAL, (VIA), THALAPUZHA. (ADDL.R8 IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 24.8.01 IN CMP.40285/01) ADDL.R9 TO R11 IMPLEADED 9. JOSEPH EANTHUNGAL, S/O VARKEY, AGED 55 YEARS, AMBAYATHODE P.O., KOTTIYOOR, KANNUR. 10. BABU THONIKUZHIYIL, AMBAYATHODE P.O., KOTTIYOOR, KANNUR. 11. THOMAS ANTONY KULATHUNGAL, AMBAYATHODE P.O., KOTTIYOOR, KANNUR. (ADDL.R9 TO R11 IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 24.8.01 IN CMP.40517/01.) ADDL.R12 TO R14 IMPLEADED 12. RAGHAVAN KUNNUMBRATH, S/O KESAVAN, KUNNUMBRATH HOUSE, AMBAYATHODE POST, KELAKAM(VIA), KOTTIYOOR, KANNUR DISTRICT. 13. POULOSE NEERIYANGAL,S/O ABRAHAM, NEERIYANGAL HOUSE, AMBAYATHODE P.O., KELAKAM, KOTTIYOOR. 14. SARALA KALLIL, D/O RAMAKRISHNAN NAIR, KALLIL HOUSE, AMBAYATHODE POST, KELAKAM, KOTTIYOOR. (ADDL.R12 TO R14 IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 24.8.01 IN CMP,41700/01.) ADDL.R15 TO R18 IMPLEADED: 15. K.J.SHAN, S/O UNNIKUNHU, KURATHIKULAM, P.O.VARAYAL, VIA THALAPUZHA, DT.WAYANAD. OP.No. 30494 of 2000(E) -4- 16. K.J.ELIYAMMA, W/O UNNIKUNHU, KURATHIKULAM, P.O.VARAYAL, VIA THALAPUZHA, DIST.WAYANAD. 17. K.J.USHA, D/OUNNIKUNHU, KURATHIKULAM, P.O.VARAYAL, VIA THALAPUZHA, DIST.WAYANAD. 18. K.J.SHEEBA, D/O UNNIKUNHU, KURATHIKULAM, P.O.VARAYAL, VIA THALAPUZHA, DIST.WAYANAD. (ADDL.R15 TO R18 IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 13.9.2001 IN CMP.43133/01.) ADV. SRI.JAYAPRADEEP. V., ADDL.CGSC FOR R1 SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.S.G OF INDIA GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.N.SUDHA DEVI SRI.T.G.RAJENDRAN FOR ADDL.R8 SRI.M.RAMESH CHANDER FOR ADDL.R9 TO R11 SRI.M.VIJAYAKUMAR FOR ADDL.R9 TO R11 SRI.SERGI JOSEPH THOMAS THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/07/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- O.P.No.30494 of 2000 E --------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 23rd DAY OF JULY, 2010 JUDGMENT The main prayer in the Original Petition is for a direction commanding the respondents to acquire 63.7211 hectors of land included in Exhibit P4 notification dated 24.1.1996 of the Board of Revenue for the purpose of Elephant Corridor under the Project Elephant Scheme at Kottiyoor. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners have filed I.A.No.10250/2010 producing the notification issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, published in the Mathrubhumi daily dated 29.1.2010. It is pointed out that 31.5782 hectares of land is notified for acquisition. It is submitted that a Division Bench of this Court as per Exhibit P19 has also passed an interim order and accordingly the above notification was issued. In the light of the above, no further orders are called for in the Original Petition and the proceedings will be expedited. The Original Petition is accordingly closed. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. dsn