IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2010 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 34196 of 2009(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- K.T. GEORGE, KADAPPUR, MEENACHIL.P.O, PAALAAKKAD, POOVARANY VILLAGE, PALA,KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.G.ANIL BABU SRI.CYRIAC KURIAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, CIVIL STATION, KOTTAYAM. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, MEENACHIL TALUK, PALA. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, MEENACHIL TALUK, MINI CIVIL STATION, PALA, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 4. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, POOVARANY VILLAGE, MEENACHIL TALUK, PALA. ADDL.5 th RESPONDENT :- THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. (Additional 5th respondent impleaded as per order in I.A.No.4481/2010 dtd.30/3/2010) GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.RAMESH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 34196 of 2009(T) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:- EXHIBIT P1 : Documents furnished by the State Public Information Officer and Tahsildar, Meenachil Taluk. EXHIBIT P2 : Letter dtd.24/4/97 of the second respondent. EXHIBIT P3 : Letter issued by the third respondent dtd.2/5/98. EXHIBIT P4 : Application dtd. 30/7/09. EXHIBIT P5 : Application dtd.10/10/09. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: Nil. True copy P.A. to Judge T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 34196 of 2009-T - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 30th day of March, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner’s father was the pattadar of 10 cents of land in Block No.41 in Sy. No.205/4 (old Sy. No.1080/2) of Meenachil Taluk of Kottayam District. The land was purchased by the Government in a revenue recovery sale for sales tax arrears. Therefore, the land remained as bought-in-land and the petitioner claims that it is even now in the possession of the petitioner and his family. The writ petition is filed mainly for a direction to the respondents to return the above land and he is prepared to pay the arrears due to the Government. Ext.P4 is the representation submitted by the petitioner before the Government. 2. In para 4 of the counter affidavit, it is stated that a report was called for and the Tahsidlar has already forwarded a report to the Government. It is averred that since the matter is pending before the Government, all possible steps shall be taken in the matter. 3. Therefore, there will be a direction to the Government to take an appropriate decision on Ext.P4, after assessing various aspects and after considering the report forwarded by the Tahsildar and subject to other wpc34196 /2009 2 liabilities, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/