IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 15TH JUNE 2010 / 25TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 18447 of 2010(E) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SUDHAKARAN, KOCHUVEETTIL VEEDU, PADAYANIPPARA, KARIKAYAM P.O., CHITTAR. BY ADV. SRI.G.HARIKRISHNAN (TRIPUNITHURA). RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. MINISTRY OF FOREST AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, O/O.DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, RANNY DIVISION, PATHANAMTHITTA. 3. ASSISTANT RANGE OFFICER, O/O.ASSISTANT RANGE OFFICER, CHITTAR, PATHANAMTHITTA. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/06/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 18447 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 15th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner claims to be the owner of a residential property which lies within the Ranni Forest Division. According to the petitioner, the area where the property of the petitioner is situated is a disreserved forest area. From the petitioner's property the petitioner cut six 'Anjili' trees. This was seized by the staff of the 3rd respondent, alleging that the trees were not standing on a disreserved area and registered a case as O.R. No.18/2008 against the petitioner. The petitioner filed Ext.P3 representation in this regard before the 2nd respondent. Petitioner seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to W.P.(C)No. 18447 of 2010 -2- consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/