IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE TUESDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2008 / 20TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 4677 of 2008(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ DR.R.AJAYKUMAR, S/O.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR IAS, MYDAN VILLA, HINDU MISSION ROAD, TRIVANDRUM-1. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHAN V.NAIR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, VANCHIYOOR, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE SPL. TAHASILDAR (LA), PWD (SOUTHERN CIRCLE), TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.BASANTH BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1 ROUGH SKETCH EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 29-1-2008 EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE LAC NO. 13/2006 DATED 29-1-2008 /True Copy/ PA to Judge. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(c).No. 4677 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 10th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT In view of the conceded and apparent position that award has been passed and notice under Section 12(2) has been issued to the petitioner, I am of the view that it is too late in the day for the petitioner to approach this court by invoking the constitutional jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution. The issue is covered against the petitioner by several decisions including Greater Cochin Development Authority v. Victoria Xavier ( 2001(1)KLT 830) and that of the Supreme Court in Swaika Properties (P)Ltd. v. State of Rajasthan ( 2008(1)KLT SN 51 (Case No. 51) SC) and Chandragauda Ramgonda Patil and another v. State of Maharashtra and others ( 1996(6) SCC 405). Writ petition will stand dismissed. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE sv.