Kerala High Court
T. P. Nandakumar vs Vasavan on 13 October, 2025
R.P.No.1341 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4608 of 2022,
R.P.No.1343 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4670 of 2022
and
R.P.No.1344 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4666 of 2022
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE VIJU ABRAHAM
MONDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2025 / 21ST ASWINA, 1947
RP NO. 1341 OF 2025
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 25.02.2025 IN WP(C) NO.4608 OF
2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA
REVIEW PETITIONER/3RD PARTY:
T. P. NANDAKUMAR, AGED 64 YEARS
S/O LATE K. DAMODARAN NAIR,
RESIDING AT THIRUVATHIRA HOUSE, THIRPUNITHURA POST,
ERNAKULAM DISTRICT (CHIEF EDITOR, CRIME ONLINE
CHANNEL, KMA BUILDING, PUTHIYARA
ROAD, CALICUT -14), PIN - 682301
BY ADVS.SRI.T.M.RAMAN KARTHA
SMT.MANJULA NAIR
SMT.KEERTHI.S.NAIR
SMT.SNEHA BRIGIT PRINCE
RESPONDENTS/PETITIONER AND RESPONDENTS IN WP(C) NO.4608/2022:
1 KUNJUKUTTY
AGED 89 YEARS S/O.ITTYCHANDI, KJUTTIYILAZHIKATHU,
PERINGANAD P.O., ADOOR, PIN - 691551
2 THANKAMMA
W/O.KUNJUKUTTY, KUTTIYILAZHIKATHU, PERINGANAD P.O.,
ADOOR, PIN - 691551
3 STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT SECRETARIAT,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
4 PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVT OF KERALA
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVT OF KERALA, GOVT
R.P.No.1341 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4608 of 2022,
R.P.No.1343 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4670 of 2022
and
R.P.No.1344 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4666 of 2022
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SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
5 PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVT
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, GOVT OF KERALA,
GOVT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
6 DISTRICT COLLECTOR
PATHANAMTHITTA CIVIL STATION, PATHANAMTHITTA,
PIN - 689645
7 DISTRICT COLLECTOR
PALAKKAD, CIVIL STATION, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678001
8 SUB COLLECTOR
OTTAPPALAM, RDO OFFICE, OTTAPPALAM,
PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 679101
9 THE TAHSILDAR
MANNARKKAD TALUK, MINI CIVIL STATION, MANNARKKAD,
PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 678581
0 VILLAGE OFFICER
VILLAGE OFFICE- SHOLAYUR, MANNARKKAD TALUK,
PALAKKAD DT, PIN - 678581
11 REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER
ADOOR, RDO OFFICE, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT,
PIN - 691523
12 TAHSILDAR
TALUK OFFICE, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT,
PIN - 691523
13 VILLAGE OFFICER
VILLAGE OFFICE- PERINGANAD, ADOOR TALUK,
PIN - 691523
OTHER PRESENT:
GP- NIMA JACOB
THIS REVIEW PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
13.10.2025, ALONG WITH RP.1343/2025 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE
COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
R.P.No.1341 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4608 of 2022,
R.P.No.1343 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4670 of 2022
and
R.P.No.1344 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4666 of 2022
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE VIJU ABRAHAM
MONDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2025 / 21ST ASWINA, 1947
RP NO. 1343 OF 2025
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 25.02.2025 IN WP(C) NO.4670 OF
2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA
REVIEW PETITIONER/3RD PARTY:
T. P. NANDAKUMAR, AGED 64 YEARS
/O LATE K. DAMODARAN NAIR, RESIDING AT THIRUVATHIRA
HOUSE, THIRPUNITHURA POST, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT PIN
682301 (CHIEF EDITOR, CRIME
ONLINE CHANNEL, KMA BUILDING,
PUTHIYARA ROAD, CALICUT -14)
BY ADVS.SRI.T.M.RAMAN KARTHA
SMT.MANJULA NAIR
SMT.KEERTHI.S.NAIR
SMT.SNEHA BRIGIT PRINCE
RESPONDENTS/PETITIONER AND RESPONDENTS IN WP(C) NO.4670/2022:
1 R. GOPALA KRISHNAN
AGED 62 YEARS, CHERUVILAYIL VEEDU, MUNDAPALLY,
PERINGANAD P.O ADOOR, PIN - 691551
2 STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT SECRETARIAT,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
3 PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVT OF KERALA
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVT OF KERALA, GOVT
SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
4 PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVT
DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, GOVT OF KERALA,
R.P.No.1341 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4608 of 2022,
R.P.No.1343 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4670 of 2022
and
R.P.No.1344 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4666 of 2022
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GOVT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
5 DISTRICT COLLECTOR
PATHANAMTHITTA CIVIL STATION, PATHANAMTHITTA,
PIN - 689645
6 DISTRICT COLLECTOR
PALAKKAD, CIVIL STATION, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678001
7 SUB COLLECTOR
OTTAPPALAM, RDO OFFICE, OTTAPPALAM,
PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 679101
8 THE TAHSILDAR
MANNARKKAD TALUK, MINI CIVIL STATION,
MANNARKKAD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 678581
9 VILLAGE OFFICER
VILLAGE OFFICE- SHOLAYUR, MANNARKKAD TALUK,
PALAKKAD DT, PIN - 678581
0 REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER
ADOOR, RDO OFFICE, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT,
PIN - 691523
11 TAHSILDAR
TALUK OFFICE, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT,
PIN - 691523
12 VILLAGE OFFICER
VILLAGE OFFICE- PERINGANAD, ADOOR TALUK,
PIN - 691523
OTHER PRESENT:
GP- NIMA JACOB
THIS REVIEW PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
13.10.2025, ALONG WITH RP.1341/2025 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE
COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
R.P.No.1341 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4608 of 2022,
R.P.No.1343 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4670 of 2022
and
R.P.No.1344 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4666 of 2022
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE VIJU ABRAHAM
MONDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2025 / 21ST ASWINA, 1947
RP NO. 1344 OF 2025
AGAINST THE JUDGMENT DATED 25.02.2025 IN WP(C) NO.4666 OF
2022 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA
REVIEW PETITIONER/3RD PARTY:
T. P. NANDAKUMAR, AGED 64 YEARS
S/O LATE K. DAMODARAN NAIR, RESIDING AT THIRUVATHIRA
HOUSE, THIRPUNITHURA POST, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT (CHIEF
EDITOR, CRIME ONLINE CHANNEL, KMA
BUILDING, PUTHIYARA ROAD, CALICUT
-14), PIN - 682301
BY ADVS. SRI.T.M.RAMAN KARTHA
SMT.MANJULA NAIR
SMT.KEERTHI.S.NAIR
SMT.SNEHA BRIGIT PRINCE
RESPONDENTS/PETITIONER AND RESPONDENTS IN WP(C) NO.4666/2022:
1 VASAVAN
AGED 78 YEARS, S/O VELAYUDHAN, VIJI BHAVANAM
CHERUPUNCHA, PERINGANAD P.O ADOOR, PIN - 691551
2 STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT SECRETARIAT,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
3 PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVT OF KERALA
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVT OF KERALA, GOVT
SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
4 PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVT
R.P.No.1341 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4608 of 2022,
R.P.No.1343 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4670 of 2022
and
R.P.No.1344 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4666 of 2022
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DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, GOVT OF KERALA,
GOVT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
5 DISTRICT COLLECTOR
PATHANAMTHITTA CIVIL STATION, PATHANAMTHITTA,
PIN - 689645
6 DISTRICT COLLECTOR
PALAKKAD, CIVIL STATION, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678001
7 SUB COLLECTOR
OTTAPPALAM, RDO OFFICE, OTTAPPALAM,
PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 679101
8 THE TAHSILDAR
MANNARKKAD TALUK, MINI CIVIL STATION,
MANNARKKAD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN - 678582
9 VILLAGE OFFICER
VILLAGE OFFICE- SHOLAYUR, MANNARKKAD TALUK,
PALAKKAD DT, PIN - 678581
0 REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER
ADOOR, RDO OFFICE, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT,
PIN - 691523
11 TAHSILDAR
TALUK OFFICE, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT,
PIN - 691523
12 VILLAGE OFFICER
VILLAGE OFFICE- PERINGANAD, ADOOR TALUK,
PIN - 691523
OTHER PRESENT:
GP- RIYAL DEVASSY
THIS REVIEW PETITION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
13.10.2025, ALONG WITH RP.1341/2025 AND CONNECTED CASES, THE
COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
R.P.No.1341 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4608 of 2022,
R.P.No.1343 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4670 of 2022
and
R.P.No.1344 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4666 of 2022
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VIJU ABRAHAM, J.
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R.P.No.1341 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4608 of 2022,
R.P.No.1343 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4670 of 2022
and
R.P.No.1344 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4666 of 2022
.................................................................
Dated this the 13th day of October, 2025
ORDER
These review petitions are filed seeking review of the judgment
in W.P.(C) Nos.4608 of 2022, 4670 of 2022 and 4666 of 2022, which are
disposed of along with a batch of writ petitions including W.P.(C) No.4555
of 2022. Seeking review of the judgment in W.P.(C) No.4555 of 2022 a
review petition was filed as R.P.No.1160 of 2025, which was dismissed
by this Court as per order dated 09.09.2025. The operative portion of the
said order reads as follows:
"4. The learned counsel appearing for the writ
petitioner would submit that, after the land in Palakkad District has
been offered to the Government, they have not transferred the
land to any third parties. Further, by the judgment under review,
this Court has only directed for reconsideration of the matter and
while reconsidering the matter, definitely the Government will
have to look into whether the offered land is 5 times the extent of
the land, which is already acquired for the Kallada Irrigation
Project, which is sought to be returned to the petitioner. Such a
scrutiny will have to be definitely undertaken by the Government
while reconsidering the matter and in the said process, the
Government will be able to find out whether the land offered by
R.P.No.1341 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4608 of 2022,
R.P.No.1343 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4670 of 2022
and
R.P.No.1344 of 2025 in W.P.(C) No.4666 of 2022
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the writ petitioner in Palakkad District is 5 times the extent of land,
which is already acquired for Kallada Irrigation Project and sought
to be returned to the writ petitioner.
Taking into consideration the above facts and
circumstances and the reasons stated above, I find no reason to
review the judgment in W.P.(C)No.4555 of 2022 and the review
petition is accordingly dismissed."
In view of the dismissal of R.P.No.1160 of 2025 in W.P.(C)
No.4555 of 2022, which was disposed of by a common judgment along
with W.P.(C) Nos.4608 of 2022, 4670 of 2022 and 4666 of 2022, these
review petitions are also dismissed.
Sd/-
VIJU ABRAHAM
JUDGE
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