IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 13TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 24TH MAGHA 1928 WP(C).No. 35267 of 2005(W) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- M.SULAIMAN HASSAN SAIT, AGED 48 YEARS, S/O.SMT.SULEKHA BAI, HOUSE NO. 14/772, SAIT HOUSE, CHULLICKAL, PANDIKUDY EAST, KOCHI.2. BY ADV. SRI.M.R.GOPALAKRISHNAN NAIR SRI.B.SOMADASAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, KOCHI. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, MATTANCHERRY VILLAGE OFFICE, MATTANCHERRY, KOCHI. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC.NO.35267/2005 W APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE REGISTERED SALE DEED NO.1125/1985 DTD. 29/03/1985. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE REGISTERED SALE DEED NO.3225/1983 DTD. 31/10/1983. EXT.P3; COPY OF THE ORDER NO.13300 DTD. 26/02/2000 FROM THE OFFICE OF THE COCHIN CORPORATION REGARDING FIXING OF PROPERTY TAX. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 18/02/2005 OF THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE FIRST RESPONDENT. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE ORDER NO.S1-1682/05 DTD. 23/05/2005 ISSUED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT. EXT.P6: COPY OF THE APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONER DTD. 4/06/2005 BEFORE THE SECOND RESPONDENT FOR MUTATION IN REVENUE RECORDS. /TRUE COPY/ Kss THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.35267 OF 2005 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of February, 2007 JUDGMENT Heard. 2. If the petitioner makes appropriate application before the competent among the respondents for effecting mutation in terms of some transaction stated to be in his favour, a final decision on such application will be taken by the said respondent within a period of two months of receipt of such application. If such decision is against the interest of the petitioner, the order shall also disclose the reasons thereof, since the petitioner would have adequate statutory remedies available to him. The writ petition is disposed of with the above direction. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN Judge kkb.