IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND OCTOBER 2008 / 30TH ASWINA 1930 OP.No. 22853 of 1999(U) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- G. JOSEPH LEON, S/O. GREGORY, M/S. GREGORY & SONS, OZHIKINASSERY, NAGARKOVIL, TAMIL NADU - 629 002. BY ADV. SRI.G.HARIHARAN. RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICE, RANNI, PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. FOREST RANGE OFFICER, VADASSERIKKARA, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 3. PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE FOREST SECRETARY, SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. NOBLE MATHEW FOR R1 TO R4. THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/10/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: O.P. NO. 22853/1999: ORDER ON C.M.P. NO. 37887/1999 IN O.P. NO. 22853/1999-U DISMISSED 22/10/2008. SD/- KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE BILL ISSUED IN FORM NO. 116 FOR THE VALUE OF THE TIMBER BID IN AUCTION WITH OTHER DETAILS ISSUED BY THE FOREST RANGE OFFICER, VADASERIKKARA. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE LETTER NO. A2-8185/96 DTD. 12/09/97 ISSUED BY THE R.1. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 01/10/97 SEND BY THE PETITIONER ADDRESSED TO THE R.4. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE LETTER NO. A2.8185/96 DTD. 12/02/98. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE PROCEEDING NO. A2 2553/93 DTD. 08/01/99 ISSUED BY THE R.1. IMPOSING AN AMOUNT OF RS.1,69, 982/- ON THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS NO. 13951/97 DT. 03/10/97 BY R.4. EXT.P.7: COPY OF THE NEWS ITEM PUBLISHED IN `INDIAN EXPRESS' DTD. 20/09/98. EXT.P.8: COPY OF THE JUDGEMENT MADE IN O.P. 4694/99 DTD. 05/04/99. EXT.P.9: COPY OF THE ORDER NO. GO.(RT.343/99/F&WLD) PASSED BY THE R.4. ON 20/08/99. EXT.P.10: COPY OF THE D.D. BEARING NO. 303401 DT. 11/10/99. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. prv. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ------------------------------------ O.P. No.22853 OF 1999 ------------------------------------ Dated this the 22nd day of October, 2008. J U D G M E N T Petitioner approached this Court aggrieved by the alleged recovery of the loss caused to the Government by the petitioner in the matter of re-auction of timber logs. It is submitted that on identical facts, this Court has already disposed of O.P.No.29050/99, giving liberty to the petitioner therein to approach the Government. Therefore, this writ petition is also disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner to approach the Government within a period of one month from today. Subject to the petitioner approaching the Government, the matter will be duly considered by the Government, with notice to the petitioner, and appropriate orders in accordance with law will be passed, within another two months. The fate of the steps taken pursuant to the interim order passed by this Court in C.M.P.No.44992/1999 will depend on the order thus passed by the Government. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp KURIAN JOSEPH, J. O.P. No. 22853 OF 1999 J U D G M E N T 22.10.2008