IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH AUGUST 2008 / 22ND SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 24394 of 2008(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ C.S. BHASKARAN MASTER, S/O CHIRAYIL KIZHAKKETHIL SANKARAN, Y.S. ROAD, MANNARKKAD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.E.R.VENKATESWARAN SRI.R.SREEHARI RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, OTTAPALAM. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, MANNARKKAD. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, MANNARKKAD VILLAGE, MANNARKKAD,. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 24394 of 2008 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 13th August, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner claims to be the owner of 15 cents of land in survey no. 21 of Mannarkkad I Village, which the petitioner obtained by a certificate of purchase dated 31-8-1976 in O.A.No 1217/73 by the Special Tahsildar (Land Reforms), Mannarghat. The petitioner has been paying basic tax in respect of the property. The petitioner submits that on the ground that the property is in the survey number in which Devaswom lands are also included, the 3rd respondent refused to accept land tax in respect of petitioner's property. Petitioner's application before the Tahsildar was also rejected. The petitioner filed Ext. P6 application before the Revenue Divisional Officer. The petitioner seeks a direction to the RDO to consider and pass orders on Ext. P6 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. I see that Ext. P6 has been submitted on 2-12-2006. In the above circumstances, there would be a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P3, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. The petitioner shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 1st respondent for compliance. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [True copy] P.S to Judge.