IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM TUESDAY, THE 7TH JULY 2009 / 16TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 11353 of 2005(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VASUDEVAN K., S/O. KARUPPAN, KALLUMPURATH HOUSE, POST KALLUVAZHI, VIA. THIRUVAZHIYODE, OTTAPALAM TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHEEP ANKARATH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, FORESTS HEAD QUARTERS, VAZHUTHACADU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, SPECIAL DIVISION, PALAKKAD. 4. THE FOREST RANGE OFFICER, OTTAPALAM RANGE, PALAKKAD DIST. SPL. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. H. HANIL KUMAR GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. K. SANIL KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/07/2009 , THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.K.ABDUL REHIM, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C)No. 11353 OF 2005 ------------------------------ Dated this the 7th day of July, 2009 J U D G M E N T ---------------------- It is submitted by the learned Special Government Pleader, Forest Department, that the properties belonging to the petitioner which is subject matter of this writ petition, has already been denotified on 3.4.2007, and the land in question now stands not vested in Government under the provisions of the Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Act 2003. Hence the matter has become infructuous, and the writ petition is disposed of accordingly. C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JUDGE. okb W.P.(C) 2