IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.PADMANABHAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2008 / 19TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 2316 of 2008(A) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. KODIYATH SANTHA, W/O.LATE KALASAKARAN KARUNAKARAN, PALAKKODE P.O., RAMANTHALI, KANNUR DIST. 2. ARUMADI KALLIANI, W/O.LATE PARANGAN GOVINDAN, RAMANTHALI, VADAKKUMPADU P.O., KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.SERGI JOSEPH THOMAS RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, LAND ACQUISITION, NAVAL ACADEMY, NOW SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA), EZHIMALA NAVAL ACADEMY, PAYYANNUR, KANNUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KANNUR. BY SR.GOVT. PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.PADMANABHAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 2316 OF 2008 ------------------------------- Dated this the 8th April, 2008. J U D G M E N T Petitioners have filed this writ petition for a direction to the respondents to expeditiously dispose of the applications filed under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act. 2. The learned Government Pleader, upon instructions, submits that applications filed by the petitioners under Section 28A of the Land Acquisition Act were rejected on 13.3.2008. Therefore, the remedy available to the petitioners to file applications under Section 28A(3) of the Land Acquisition Act. So, without prejudice to the right of the petitioners to file applications under Section 28A(3) of the Land Acquisition Act, this writ petition is closed. However, it is made clear that in case applications are filed under Section 28A(3) of the Act, the same shall be disposed of, in accordance with the directions contained in W.P.(C) No.34818/2007 and connected cases. K.PADMANABHAN NAIR, JUDGE nj.