IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 21ST FEBRUARY 2008 / 2ND PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 6150 of 2008(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ C.SIVAN, CHARAKKUMALIL HOUSE, 363/8, PALACE ROAD, KUNNAMKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.T.SETHUMADHAVAN SRI.PUSHPARAJAN KODOTH SRI.K.JAYESH MOHANKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, (ECO DEVELOPMENT AND TRIBAL WELFARE), FOREST HEAD QUARTERS, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT. OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY G.P.SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Antony Dominic, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 6150 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 21st day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner submits that his land which is a coconut garden with a farm house has been notified as an ecologically fragile land. The petitioner moved an application under Rule 17 for de-notifying the land and that has been rejected by Ext.P4 order of the 1st respondent. This writ petition has been filed for quashing Ext.P4 order. 2. The petitioner contends that it being a coconut garden, would not come within the scope of forest . I am not inclined to examine the merits of the contentions for the reason that the Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Act 2003 itself provides for constitution of Tribunal for settlement of disputes of this nature.. Therefore, it is for the petitioner to seek relief before the said Tribunal. 3. In view of the availability of alternate statutory remedy before the Tribunal, I dispose of this writ petition leaving it open to the petitioner to move the Tribunal and seek appropriate orders. Antony Dominic, Judge. mn. -2-