IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 15TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 2913 of 2010(L) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ANEESH, AGED 30 YEARS, S/O.ABDUL AZEEZ, "ANEESH MANZIL"VENGOLA VILLAGE, VENGOLA KARA, PONJASSERY P.O., ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.JOY SMT.RAJASREE R RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, KRISHI BHAVAN VENGOLA, P.O.VENGOLA, PERUMBAVOOR, (CONVENOR, LOCAL LEVEL MONITORING COMMITTEE) 2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER VENGOLA, VILLAGE OFFICE, VENGOLA P.O., KUNNATHUNADU TALUK. 3. CHAIRPERSON, VENGOLA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, VENGOLA GRAMA PANCHAYAT OFFICE, P.O. VENGOLA, PERUMBAVOOR. 4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICE, MUVATTUPUZHA. 5. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM CIVIL STATION, KAKKANADU. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.2913/2010-L ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 4th day of February, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a resident of Vengolakara in Ernakulam District. He is in possession of 3 ares of property as per Ext.P1 settlement deed. Mutation has been effected as per Ext.P2. 2. To have a residential building on this property, the petitioner has filed an application under the provisions of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy and Wet Land Act, 2008 in the statutory form before the first respondent. The said property is recorded as Nilam in the revenue records. The petitioner submits that there is urgency in the matter and, therefore, there may be a direction to the respondents to consider Ext.P5 application and pass appropriate orders. It is pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the copy of the application has been submitted to respondent Nos.2, 3 and 4 also. 3. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submitted that the Ext.P5 application is dated 19/01/2010 and it may take some more time to conduct inspection and issue appropriate orders to the petitioner in terms of the W.P.(C). No.2913/2010 -:2:- report forwarded by the various authorities to the fourth respondent, who is the authorised authority in the matter. 4. Therefore, there will be a direction to the first and second respondents to process the application and, if necessary, conduct an inspection and forward their reports to the fourth respondent within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. After receipt of the reports, the fourth respondent will take a final decision in the matter within a period of six weeks thereafter. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with the copy of the Judgment before the respondents for compliance. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms