IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 13TH JUNE 2008 / 23RD JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 17628 of 2008(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ ARAVIND KUMAR, AGED 35 YEARS, S/O KRISHNANKUTTY MENON, KRISHNA LEELA, PALLI THERUVU, SHEKHARIPURAM,PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHEEP ANKARATH SRI.V.C.MADHAVANKUTTY RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PALAKKAD. BY GP. SRI.I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C).No. 17628 OF 2008 = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 13th day of June, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner submitted Ext.P1 application before the 2nd respondent under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order, seeking permission for conversion of his wet land as dry land for the purpose of construction of a house. Petitioner's grievance is that the same is not being considered, in view of Ext.P2 direction issued by the Government, as per which District Collectors and RDOs in the State have been directed not to accept any application under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order for conversion of paddy lands, since a bill for amendment of the Kerala Land Utilisation Order has been introduced in the Assembly on 19.9.2007. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. This court has in very many writ petitions held that in so far as that bill has not matured into a Law, the Government cannot issue directions not to accept and process applications filed under the Act as it stands now in so far as persons like the petitioners have a right to get their applications under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order as per the law, as it exists today. W.P.(C).No. 17628 OF 2008 2 3. In the above circumstances, I direct the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 application on merits, without reference to Ext.P2 or the bill pending in the Assembly, based on the law as it stands today. This shall be done within a period of one month from today. The writ petition is disposed of as above. The petitioner 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 bkn/-