IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH MAY 2010 / 29TH VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 14515 of 2010(L) --------------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------------- 1. V.K.RAMESH KUMAR, AGED 44 YEARS, S/O.KARUPPAN,VEVANATTUTHARA HOUSE,EDAYAKKUNNAM, CHERANELLOOR VILLAGE, SOUTH CHITTOOR P.O,KOCHI-27. 2. P.K.RADHAKRISHNAN,AGED 50 YEARS, S/O.LATE KANNAN,PURAVATHARA HOUSE,EDAYAKKUNNAM, CHERANELLOOR VILLAGE, SOUTH CHITTOOR P.O,KOCHI-27. BY ADVS. SRI.BABU KARUKAPADATH, SRI.JAGAN ABRAHAM M. GEORGE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,ERNAKULAM, KAKKANADU. 2. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, FORT KOCHI. 3. VILLAGE OFFICER, CHERANELLOOR VILLAGE, CHERANELLOOR. 4. S.I.OF POLICE, CHERANELLOOR POLICE STATION,CHERANELLOOR. 5. V.K.ABUAL HAMEED,RESIDING AT PLOT NO.D12, ASHOKA APARTMENTS, MARINE DRIVE, ERNAKULAM,REP. BY HIS WIFE AND POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER LAILA HAMEED. 6. LAILA HAMEED,W/O.V.K.ABDUL HAMEED, RESIDING AT PLOT NO.D12,ASHOKA APARTMENTS, MARINE DRIVE, ERNAKULAM. 7. M/S.SUNCON SOMA.J.V, CHERANELLOOR, REP. BY ITS MANAGER. R1 TO R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/05/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 14515 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 19th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are aggrieved by orders of the 1st respondent District Collector issued under the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act, 2008 permitting respondents 5 to 7 to reclaim large extent of land. According to the petitioners the permission granted by the District Collector is without jurisdiction in so far as the District Collector's power to grant such orders is limited to 10 cents under law. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. I am of opinion that this is a matter which the petitioners have to take up before the Government in revision under Section 28 of the Act. Therefore without prejudice to that right of the petitioners, this writ petition is closed. To enable the petitioners to seek appropriate interim orders in revision, I direct the respondents 1 to 4 to W.P.(C)No. 14515 of 2010 -2- see that for a period of two weeks respondents 5 to 7 do not continue reclamation as permitted. The District Collector shall also give a copy of the order granting permission to respondents 5 to 7 within one week, so as to enable the petitioners to seek their revisional remedy. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/