IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 1ST OCTOBER 2009 / 9TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 26056 of 2009(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- JAYASREE, D/O.SANKARAPILLAI, GOPALAYAM, KUTTINAD, KARUKONE P.O., ANCHAL, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.B.S.SWATHY KUMAR SMT.P.A.ANITHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. COMMISSIONER, LAND REVENUE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. CHAIRMAN, TALUK LAND BOARD, PATHANAPURAM, KOLLAM DISTRICT (DY.COLLECTOR, LR KOLLAM). 4. TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, PATHANAPURAM, KOLLAM. SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 26056 OF 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the daughter of the declarant in Ceiling Case No.269/PPM on the file of the Taluk Land Board, Pathanapuram. By Ext.P1 order passed on 22.2.1979, the Taluk Land Board, Pathanapuram directed the declarant to surrender 10.16 acres of land comprised in various survey numbers as land held by the declarant in excess of the ceiling area applied to him under the Kerala Land Reforms Act. It appears that the declarant challenged Ext.P1 order in this Court in revision and the order was set aside and the ceiling case was remanded to the Taluk Land Board, Pathanapuram, for fresh disposal. The grievance voiced by the petitioner in this writ petition is that though thereafter Exts.P3 and P4 notices were issued and the ceiling case was heard afresh, till date, orders have not been passed thereon. Today, when this writ petition came up for hearing Sri. B.S.Swathi Kumar, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that after this writ petition was filed, an order dated 16.9.2009 disposing of the ceiling W.P.(C) No. 26056/09 2 case was communicated to the petitioner. He submits that leaving open the petitioner’s right to challenge the said order in other appropriate proceedings, this writ petition may be closed. In the light of the said submission, this writ petition is closed, reserving liberty with the petitioner/declarant/other legal heirs of the declarant to challenge the order passed by the Taluk Land Board, Pathanapuram on 16.9.2009, in other appropriate proceedings. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE vps