IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 12TH AUGUST 2008 / 21ST SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 24227 of 2008(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. RATNA V. GUPTA, WIDOW OF A.V GUPTA 2. ARAVIND A., S/O LATE A.V. GUPTA 3. PRAMOD A , S/O LATE A.V. GUPTA 4. SUNIL A.V., S/O LATE A.V. GUPTA. 5. VIPIN A., S/O LATE A.V. GUPTA. BY ADV. SRI.V.CHITAMBARESH (SR.) SRI.T.C.SURESH MENON SRI.JIBU P THOMAS SRI.P.S.APPU RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST (OFFICER, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICE, NILAMBOOR (NORTH) DIVISION, MALAPPURAM DIST. 3. THE CUSTODIAN OF VESTED FORESTS, CCF, OLAVAKKOD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER (FOREST) SRI. RENJITH THAMPAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.24227 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of August, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioners are the owners of certain properties, which have been directed to be restored to the petitioners as per orders of the Forest Tribunal, as confirmed by this Court. Although the properties have been restored, the same have not been surveyed and boundaries demarcated is the grievance of the petitioners. The petitioners have filed Ext.P4 petition seeking survey and demarcation of the properties before the 2nd respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and take appropriate action on Ext.P4 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Special Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to take appropriate action on Ext.P4 to get the properties in question surveyed and boundaries demarcated, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date W.P.(c)No.24227/08 2 of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioners shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 2nd respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd