IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 17TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 26TH KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 32613 of 2009(V) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- KURUNGAN KARUNAKARAN, S/O.LATE KALASAKKARAN KUNHIRAMAN, AGED 58 YEARS, RESIDING AT PERINGOME AMSOM,DESOM, P.O.PERINGOME, VIA CHERUPUZHA, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.V.N.RAMESAN NAMBISAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KANNUR. 2. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR(LAND ACQUISITION) NAVAL ACADEMY,PAYYANNUR. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.32613 OF 2009 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The petitioner complains about the alleged pendency of Ext.P2 application. He states that it was filed in 1998 April and that it is not been disposed of. A reading of Ext.P2 would show that it was filed after being duly aware of the relevant laws. If petitioner thought it fit to move the Court only after eleven years, it is too late in the date for a writ of mandamus being issued. The consistent view is that compliance of non-disposal of matters and failure to comply with statutory duties have to be raised within a reasonable time. This Writ Petition is highly belated and the same is accordingly dismissed. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge ps