IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER 2011 / 2ND POUSHA 1933 WP(C).No. 34905 of 2011(K) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ T.K.GOPALAKRISHNAN, S/O.THOOGAN, AGED 41 YEARS, FACTORY DIVISION, SILENT VALLEY, MUNNAR P.O. IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN - 685 612. BY ADV. SRI.N.M.VARGHESE RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, REVENUE (R) DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI DISTRICT COLLECTORATE KUYILIMALA, IDUKKI - 685 602. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, DEVIKULAM TALUK, TALUK OFFICE, DEVIKULAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN - 685 613. 4. THE SUB COLLECTOR, DEVIKULAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT, PIN - 685 613. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. MOHAMMED SHAH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: VPV WPCNO.34905/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE TALUK SURVEYOR, DEVIKULAM DATED 10.12.2003. EXT.P2: PHOTOCOPY OF GO (MS) NO.379/80/RD DATED 18.4.1980. EXT.P3: PHOTOCOPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 6.6.2008 PASSED BY THIS HONOURABLE COURT IN WP(C) NO.9131/2004. EXT.P4: PHOTOCOPY OF ORDER PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT IN PROCEEDINGS NO.C3-19819/2003 DATED 24.2.2009. EXT.P5: PHOTOCOPY OF MEMORANDUM OF STATUTORY APPEAL SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER AND SIMILARLY PLACED OTHERS BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT GOVERNMENT DATED 6.12.2011. EXT.P6: PHOTOCOPY OF APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 4TH RESPONDENT SUB COLLECTOR, DATED 24.3.2011. EXT.P7: PHOTOCOPY OF COMMUNICATION NO. B5-1356/2011 DATED 20.4.2011 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT SUB COLLECTOR. EXT.P8: PHOTOCOPY OF NEWS ITEM PUBLISHED IN THE DESHABHIMANI DAILY DATED 4.12.2010. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE VPV ANTONY DOMINIC, J ....................................................... W.P.(C).34905/2011 .............................................. Dated this the 23rd day of December, 2011 JUDGMENT Aggrieved by Ext.P4 order passed by the second respondent rejecting an application made by the petitioner for assignment of land, petitioner has filed Ext.P5 appeal to the first respondent. In this writ petition what is sought for is an expeditious disposal of the appeal. 2. If as stated by the petitioner, such an appeal, which is statutory in nature, has been filed and is pending, it is directed that the first respondent shall consider the appeal with notice to the parties concerned and as expeditiously as possible at any rate within three months of receipt of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. 3. Petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the first respondent for compliance. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs