IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 19TH JULY 2010 / 28TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 22380 of 2010(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- JOSE S/O. PAULOSE,AGED 47 YEARS, MALEKKUDIYIL (H),KALAAMPOOR KARA, ENANELLOOR VILLAGE,ENANELLOOR P.O.,MUVATTUPUZHA TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.K.RAMACHANDRAN MR.S.SREEDEV RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE STATE SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, KAKKANADU, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT- 682 030. 3. SAITHU MUHAMMAD KUNJU, AGED 50, S/O.PAREETH, PADINJAREVEETTIL (KOCHUPURAKKAL)HOUSE, KALLAMPOOR KARA, ENANELLOOR VILLAGE, ENANELLOOR P.O.,MUVATTUPUZHA TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT.-686661 4. HAMSA S/O.MEERAN, AGED 48, MARATTIL HOUSE, PADIJNAREVEETTIL(KOCHUPURAKKAL) HOUSE, KALLAMPOOR KARA, ENANELLOOR VILLAGE, ENANELLOOR P.O.,MUVATTUPUZHA TALUK.ERNAKUAM DT- PIN-686661. BY ADV.MR. P. NARAYANAN – GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.22380 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T Against the action of respondents 3 and 4 in converting land in violation of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act, the petitioner has filed Ext.P5 petition before the second respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the nature of the order I propose to pass I do not think it necessary to issue notice to respondents 3 and 4 at this juncture. Having heard the learned Government Pleader, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as W.P.(c)No.22380/10 2 respondents 3 and 4 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(c)No.22380/10 3