IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 17TH MAY 2010 / 7TH VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 14265 of 2010(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. K.T.ABDUL GAFOOR, AGED 45 YEARS, S/O.MOOSAKUTTY HAJI, THACHAMGODU HOUSE, VANIYAMBALAM P.O., WANDOOR VIA, PIN-679 339, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. KANANGATTU BALACHANDRAN, S/O.NARAYANI AMMA, KANANGATTU HOUSE, KARADU P.O., WANDOOR VIA, PIN-679 339,MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 3. K.T.KADIYAMUNNI, W/O.MUHAMMED ABDURAHIMAN, 'DARUL AMAN', THACHAMGODU P.O., VANIYAMBALAM, WANDOOR VIA, PIN-679 339,MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 4. EREPPAN KOTTAN, S/O.NADI, EREPPAN HOUSE, NATHALAKUNNU P.O., VANIYAMBALAM, WANDOOR VIA, PIN-679 339, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU JOSEPH KURUVATHAZHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CHIEF WILD LIFE WARDEN & CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST (WILD LIFE), FOREST HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, NILAMBOOR SOUTH DIVISION, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 4. FOREST RANGE OFFICER, KALIKAVU RANGE, MALAPPURAM DISTICT. 5. VILLAGE OFFICER, WANDOOR VILLAGE, NILAMBOOR TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 6. AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, KRISHI BHAVAN, WANDOOR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 7. WANDOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, WANDOOR P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 8. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. SRI.BENNY VARGHESE (SC) GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 14265 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 17th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners complain that the petitioners' agricultural crops are being destroyed by wild animals and the respondents are not taking appropriate action to prevent such destruction by wild animals. Therefore, the petitioners have filed Ext.P20 representation before the 2nd respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P20 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Special Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P20 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to a representative of the petitioners. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2