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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 36559
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
2026:KER:44415
WP(C) NO. 40031 OF 2025
FRIDAY, THE 19TH DAY OF JUNE 2026 / 29TH JYAISHTA, 1948
PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C. JAYACHANDRAN
PETITIONERS:
1 BABU V O
AGED 62 YEARS
S/O. OUSEPH, VATTAKUZHI HOUSE, MAROTTICHAL P.O PUTHUR,
THRISSUR -PIN - 680014
2 SHENNY JACOB
AGED 46 YEARS
W/O. JACOB, THATTIL PAZHUNKARAN HOUSE, MAROTTICHAL P.O,
PUTHUR, THRISSUR -., PIN - 680014
3 A O AUGUSTINE
AGED 84 YEARS
S/O. OUSEPH ALANOLIKKAL HOUSE, KAVARAMPILLY,
PALLAPPILLY, THRISSUR - ., PIN - 683041
4 JOSE A A
AGED 66 YEARS
S/O. AUGUSTIN ALANOLIKKAL HOUSE, AMBALLUR, VATTANTHARA
THRISSUR -, PIN - 682315
5 SHAJU
AGED 53 YEARS
S/O. A O AUGUSTINE ALANOLIKKAL HOUSE, KAVARAMPILLY,
PALLAPPILLY, THRISSUR, PIN - 682304
BY ADVS.
SHRI.K.B.GANGESH
SMT.SMITHA CHATHANARAMBATH
SMT.ATHIRA A.MENON
SHRI.HARISANKAR.K.V.
SHRI.ANUPAM KRISHNA NAMBIAR
RESPONDENTS:
1 THE STATE OF KERALA,
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM –, PIN - 695001
2 DISTRICT COLLECTOR
COLLECTORATE, CIVIL STATION AYYANTHOLE,
THRISSUR –, PIN - 680003
3 KERALA INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT FUND BOARD (KIIFB)
REP. BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PALAYAM,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM –, PIN - 695001
4 THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ROADS SECTION,
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OFFICE,
THRISSUR –, PIN - 680020
5 THE VILLAGE OFFICER
MANNAMANGALAM VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK,
THRISSUR –, PIN - 680014
6 THE VILLAGE OFFICER
PUTHUR VILLAGE, THRISSUR TALUK,
THRISSUR –, PIN - 680014
7 THE VILLAGE OFFICER
VARANTHARAPPILLI VILLAGE,
THRISSUR TALUK, THRISSUR –, PIN - 680014
8 PUTHUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH
REP. BY ITS SECRETARY PUTHUR P.O,
THRISSUR – ., PIN - 680014
9 VARANTHARAPPILLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH
VARANTHARAPPILLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH OFFICE
VARANTHARAPPILLI P.O,
THRISSUR – REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, PIN - 680303
BY ADV SHRI.SANTHOSH P.PODUVAL
OTHER PRESENT:
GP-SRI.SREEHARI INDUKALADHARAN.
SC(KIIFB)-SRI.S.CHANDRASEKHARAN NAIR
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19.06.2026, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
JUDGMENT
The petitioners approached this Court with an allegation that they are being compelled to surrender their properties for the widening of P.W.D as Malayora Highway, without resorting to the provisions of Act 30 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.
2. Today, when the matter is taken up for consideration, learned Government Pleader would submit that there is no compulsion, whatsoever, to the petitioners to surrender their property. The petitioners’ property, if required for the purpose of widening, will be acquired in accordance with law, is the submission of the learned Government Pleader.
3. In the circumstances, this Writ Petition will stand disposed of directing the respondents that the petitioners’ property, if required for the purpose of widening, will be acquired adhering to the due process of law, and that there shall not be any compulsion on the petitioners to surrender their land.
This Writ Petition is disposed of as above.
