IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.PADMANABHAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 31ST OCTOBER 2007 / 9TH KARTHIKA 1929 WP(C).No. 30044 of 2007(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ E.A. GEORGE,S/O. ABRAHAM, EDINJUKUZHIYIL HOUSE,KOOTHATTUKULAM ERNAKULAM BY ADV. SRI.C.HARIKUMAR SRI.VIZZY GEORGE KOKKAT SRI.ARAVINDA KUMAR BABU T.K. RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR ERNAKULAM CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD. 3. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KSTP DIVISION, MUVATTUPUZHA. BY G.P. SHRI BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. PADMANABHAN NAIR ,J. ------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.30044 of 2007 B ------------------------------------------------- Dated, this the 31st day of October, 2007 JUDGMENT The prayer in this Writ Petition is to issue a writ of mandamus to the respondents to acquire the remaining portion of the building belonged to the petitioner. A portion of the building was acquired for a public purpose. Award was passed. Petitioner received the compensation. Thereafter he filed a petition before the third respondent with a prayer to acquire the remaining portion of the building. Section 49(1) of the Land Acquisition Act enjoins that such a request has to be made before passing the award. So the prayer in this Writ Petition cannot be allowed. In the result, Writ Petition is dismissed. K. PADMANABHAN NAIR, JUDGE. cks