IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 12TH MARCH 2009 / 21ST PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 16774 of 2008(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- PALANI, S/O.CHINNAN, RESIDING AT 794, 4 COLONY ROAD, MUNNAR, DEVIKULAM TALUK, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE C.VARUGHESE RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI DISTRICT, COLLECTORATE, KUYILIMALA, IDUKKI. 3. TAHSILDAR, DEVIKULAM TALUK, DEVIKULAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.M.P.SREEKRISHNAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC,J. ----------------------- W.P.(C).No.16774 OF 2008 ------------------------ Dated this the 12th day of March, 2009. JUDGMENT Petitioner submits that he is in possession of 4 cents of land and a building bearing No.IX/1425, situated within the Munnar Panchayat. According to the petitioner, he does not have title over the property and hence in order to obtain title on the land he had made an application for assignment of this land and that the said application is pending consideration of the 2nd respondent. It is stated that in the meanwhile he is threatened with dispossession and therefore this writ petition has been filed. 2. As already noticed, the petitioner is seen to be in possession of the property claimed by him and this is, prima facie, supported by Exts.P1 to P3. Now that the petitioner has also made an application for assignment of the said land, it is only appropriate that the status quo as WP(c).No.16774/08 /2/ on date shall be maintained until a decision on the application is taken. 3. Therefore the writ petition is disposed of directing that if the application filed by the petitioner for assignment of land mentioned above is pending consideration of the 2nd respondent, the 2nd respondent shall pass orders thereon with notice to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within 6 weeks from the date of production of a copy of the judgment. It is directed that in the meanwhile, status quo in so far as the possession of the land and the building referred to above shall be maintained. Petitioner shall produce a copy of the judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the 2nd respondent for compliance. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/ WP(c).No.16774/08 /2/