IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 4TH MARCH 2010 / 13TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 33540 of 2009(J) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- ANNAMMA, W/O.LATE BERNAD, VALLYATHARA VEEDU, THUMPOLI P.O., ALAPPUZHA. BY ADV. MR.B.PRAMOD RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA. 2. THE R.D.O., ALAPPUZHA. 3. VARGHESE VINCENT, KALARICKAL VEEDU, KIZHAKKEVELI, THUMBOLI P.O., ALAPPUZHA. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. K.RAMESH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.33540/2009 J APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE BASIC TAX RECEIPT DTD. 10/01/1995 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER. P2: COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM OF APPEAL DTD. 31/01/1995 FILED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. P3: COPY OF ORDER DTD. 27/12/1997 BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P4: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DTD. 25/08/1997 OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT. P5: COPY OF THE NOTICE 14/12/2007 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 33540 of 2009-J - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of March, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner herein is the respondent in Appeal No.P.V.(A) 340/1995 pending before the second respondent. 2. The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the second respondent to take a decision on the above appeal. The third respondent is the appellant in the appeal which is filed under Rule 18(i) of the Transfer of Registry Rules, 1966. The challenge is against the transfer of registry issued in favour of the petitioner in respect of 12 cents of property comprised in Sy. No.678/13 in Pathirappally village. Initially, the appeal was dismissed as per Ext.P3 order which was challenged in revision under Rule 18(iv) before the first respondent. After 10 years, the matter was remanded back to the second respondent for disposal by Ext.P4 order. Ext.P5 is the notice proposing a hearing on 2.1.2008. The matter was being posted from time to time on several posting days and finally to 30.4.2008. Thereafter, there was no posting and the appeal has not so far been disposed of. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Govt. Pleader wpc33540 /2009 2 for respondents 1 and 2. There will be a direction to the second respondent to take a decision on Ext.P2 appeal within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment if the same has not been disposed of already, after hearing the petitioner and the appellant in the appeal. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/