IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 11TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 20TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 30111 of 2011(L) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. ANVAR SADATH, S/O.LATE ABBASKUTTY, THANDANTTAKATH VEETIL,VENGARA MURI, THODIYOOR P.O, KALLELIBHAGAM VILLAGE, KARUNAGAPPALLY TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 2. MOHANAN, ALUVILAYIL, VALLIKUNNAM VILLAGE, MAVELIKKARA TALUK, ALLEPPEY DISTRICT 688 001. BY ADV. SRI.VINOY VARGHESE KALLUMOOTTILL RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ALAPPUZHA - 688 001. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, MAVELIKKARA - 690 101. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, VALLIKUNNAM POLICE STATION, ALLEPPEY DISTRICT- 690 501. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. MOHAMMED SHAH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...2/- WP(C).No. 30111 of 2011(L) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT DISTRICT COLLECTOR DATED 31-10-2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE Mn ANTONY DOMINIC, J ....................................................... W.P.(C).30111/2011 .............................................. Dated this the 11th day of November, 2011 JUDGMENT Proceedings under the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land & Wet Land Act, 2008 (Act 28 of 2008), were initiated against the country boats belonging to the petitioners and such proceedings are pending before the first respondent. It is at that stage, the writ petition has been filed seeking a direction for expeditious competition of the proceedings. 2. If as stated by the petitioners, proceedings are pending before the first respondent, such proceedings should necessarily be completed expeditiously. Therefore, I direct the first respondent to complete the proceedings in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible at any rate, within eight weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. Needless to say that in the meanwhile, if the petitioners are desirous of getting interim custody of the country boats in question, it will be open to them to make applications to the first respondent in which event, orders thereon will be passed imposing such conditions as are necessary. W.P.(C).30111/11 2 3. Petitioners shall produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the first respondent for compliance. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs /true copy/ P.A. To Judge