IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 27TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 4721 of 2011(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- V.S. RAMAKRISHNAN, S/O SHANKUNNI, AGED 63 YEARS, BUSINESS, RAMRADHA NILAYAM, N.H. BYE-PASS, PALARIVATTOM, VENNALA P.O., KANAYANNUR TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR. P.M.ZIRAJ RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER (R.D.O) FORT KOCHI, PIN 682001 2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, ELOOR VILLAGE, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN 683 501 BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. P. NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P (C) No. 4721 OF 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated, this the 16th day of February, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the owner of the property having an extent of 1 Are 97 cents covered by title deed bearing No. 8471 of 2007 of SRO Alangad. 2. The case of the petitioner is that, the said land is not usable for any kind of cultivation and that the petitioner wishes to start an industry thereafter converting the said marshy land. The grievance of the petitioner is that, even though he has preferred Ext. P1 application for the above said purpose, it is still to be acted upon by the first respondent, which is sought to be intercepted by this Court. 3. Heard the learned Government Pleader as well, who submits that, the authority vested with the first respondent is only with regard to the provisions under the 'Kerala Land Utilization Order' and if the land is actually a paddy land, application in this regard has to be received by the Agricultural Officer, who is the competent authority, being the convener of the Local Level Monitoring Committee. However, the learned Government Pleader submits that the matter would of course W.P. (C) No. 4721 of 2011 : 2 : be looked into by the first respondent and appropriate orders will be passed in accordance with law. In the above circumstances, the first respondent is directed to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext. P1 application preferred by the petitioner in accordance with law and communicate the same to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, at any rate , within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. P. R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE kmd