V.T.John v. The District Collector
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR TUESDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2015/28TH ASWINA, 1937 WP(C).No. 29032 of 2015 (D) ---------------------------- PETITIONER :
------------------ V.T. JOHN, AGED 66 YEARS, S/O. THOMAS, VELLEPARAMBIL HOUSE, KATHRIKADAVU, KOCHI - 17 BY ADVS.SRI.S.K.AJAY KUMAR SMT.PRIYA. H.
RESPONDENTS :
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1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM - 682030.
2. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, L.A. VYTTILA- 682345 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. LILLY K.T.
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20-10-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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WP(C).No. 29032 of 2015 (D) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS :
P1:
COPY OF THE LAND TAX RECEIPT OF SY. NO. 177/3 OF ELAMKULAM VILLAGE OFFICE DT 4/4/2012.
P2:
COPY OF THE NOTICE DT NIL ISSUED BY THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA), VYTTILA.
P3:
COPY OF THE OBJECTION DT 31/8/2015 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R1.
RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS :
NIL.
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A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR, J.
=========================================== W.P.(C). No. 29032 of 2015 ===================================================== Dated this the 20th day of October, 2015
JUDGMENT
The petitioners, who are owners of 3.17 Ares of land comprised in Sy.No. 177/3 of Elamkulam Village, which property is under acquisition by the 2nd respondent for the widening of Thammanam -Pullepady Road under the DLPC Scheme, have filed Ext.P3 objection against the classification of their land as Nilam Nikathu Purayidom and putting it in the 3rd category. According to the petitioner, the land in question is classifiable as Purayidam falling under the 1st category and entitled to a better value. In this connection, the petitioners have preferred Ext.P3 objection before the 1st respondent and the limited prayer of the petitioners in the writ petition is for a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3, expeditiously, after hearing the petitioner. 2.
I have heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as also the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents.
On a consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case and the submissions made across the bar, I dispose the writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass
-2W.P.(C). No. 29032 of 2015 orders on Ext.P3, after hearing the petitioners, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioners shall produce the writ petition together with a copy of this judgment before the 1st respondent for further action. A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR JUDGE das /20.10.15