IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 16TH AUGUST 2011 / 25TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 22110 of 2011(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ CHAMI S/O.NAYADI, 55 YEARS, THANICKAPARAMBIL HOUSE, POST MELOOR, AMBALAPPARA, OTTAPALAM TALUK. BY ADV. SMT.T.D.RAJALAKSHMI SRI.R.SREEHARI RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICE, OLAVAKKOT, PALAKKAD 678 009. 2. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, FOREST MINI SURVEY, MANGOD, KOZHIKODE, PIN 673574. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, AMBALAPPARA II VILLAGE, AMBALAPPARA, OTTAPALAM TALUK-679 512. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.BENNY VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/08/2011, ALONG WITH WPC NO.22111/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.22110/11 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: PHOTOCOPY OF DOCUMENT NO.2065/92 DATED 5.6.92 OF SRO, OTTAPALAM. EXT.P2: PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORDER PASSED IN OA NOS 7/75 AND 11/75 DATED 23.3.97 OF FOREST TRIBUNAL, PALAKKAD. EXT.P3: PHOTOCOPY OF LETTER DATED 31.1.2009 OF UNDER SECRETARY, SUDHARYA KERALA, CHIEF MINISTER'S PUBLIC GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL CELL. EXT.P4: PHOTOCOPY OF PETITION DATED 30.3.2009 FILED BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P5: PHOTOCOPY OF JUDGMENT IN WPC NO.20017/2009 DATED 3.8.09. EXT.P6: PHOTOCOPY OF BASIC TAX RECEIPT DATED 14.9.2009 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P7: PHOTOCOPY OF BASIC TAX RECEIPT DATED 8.7.11 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P8: PHTOOCOPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT 28.6.11 FILED BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Rp ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NOs. 22110 & 22111 OF 2011 ========================== Dated this the 16th day of August, 2011 J U D G M E N T The prayer sought in these writ petitions is for a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P8 applications filed by the petitioners for issuance of certificates to the effect that the property in their possession are not forest lands. According to the petitioners, this question is already decided by the Forest Tribunal in OA Nos.7/1975 and 11/1975 on the file of Forest Tribunal, Palakkad. Now that the applications made by the petitioners are pending, without expressing anything on the merits, I dispose of these writ petitions directing that the applications will be considered in the light of the materials produced and as expeditiously as possible at any rate within 4 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petitions. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp