IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 9TH MARCH 2010 / 18TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 31521 of 2009(I) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- JAYASREE, D/O.SANKARAPILLAI GOPALAYAM, KUTTINAD, KARUKONE P.O, ANCHAL, KOLLAM. BY ADVS. MR.A.B.MOHANAKUMAR, MR.T.SHIHABUDEEN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. COMMISSIONER, LAND REVENUE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF LAND REVENUE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. CHAIRMAN TALUK LAND BOARD, PATHANAPURAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT (DEPUTY COLLCTOR) (LR) KOLLAM. 4. TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, PATHANAPURAM, PUNALUR,KOLLAM DISTRICT. R1 TO R4 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER MR. P.N. SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 31521 of 2009-I - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 9th day of March, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is the daughter of late N. Sankarapillai, who died on 24.8.1985. By Ext.P1 Proceedings, the Taluk Land Board directed the late father of the petitioner to surrender an extent of 10.15 acres of land as excess land. This was challenged before this Court in O.P.No.8185/1983 whereby the matter has been remanded to the Taluk Land Board for fresh disposal. It is the complaint of the petitioner that the matter is still pending before the said Forum without any final disposal. 2. The petitioner had occasion to file a complaint before the Government by Ext.P2. Thereafter by Ext.P3 a notice was issued to the petitioner fixing 19.1.2001 as the date of hearing. The petitioner has also filed Ext.P4 application before the Chairman, Taluk Land Board which was dismissed as per Ext.P5 stating that there are no materials in support of the same. It is the case of the petitioner that even now the matter is pending before the Taluk Land Board without any final decision in the matter. Accordingly, it is prayed that a direction may be issued to the third respondent Taluk Land Board to take a final decision in the matter within a wpc31521 /2009 2 time frame. 3. It is not clear whether Ext.P5 is a final order passed by the Land Board after remand, in the light of the judgment in O.P.No.8185 of 1983. the Land Board will examine the directions in the judgment and will give a further opportunity to the petitioner to produce any materials. 4. There will be a direction to the third respondent to take a final decision in Ceiling Case No.269/PPM on merits, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after hearing the petitioner and after affording all opportunity to adduce evidence also. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition for compliance, before the Taluk Land Board concerned. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/