IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 1ST JULY 2008 / 10TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 19734 of 2008(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- NUTMAN, 25 YEARS, S/O.IBRAHIM, PARAMBIL HOUSE, VELLUVEMBRAM, EARANAD TALUK BY ADV. SRI.A.T.ANILKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY REVENUE SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM 2. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PERUNTHALMANNA. 3. THASILDAR, EARANAD TALUK 4. VILLAGE OFFICER, MANJERI BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ALONG WITH W.P.(C)NO.19750 OF 2008 ON 01/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------------ W.P.(C)Nos.19734 & 19750 OF 2008 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT In both these writ petitions, the petitioners have filed Ext.P5 application under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order for conversion of wet land into dry land. The petitioners' grievance in these writ petitions is that the same are not being considered by the Revenue Divisional Officer apparently on the instruction of the Government not to consider such applications, in view of the pendency of a bill in the Assembly for amendment of the Kerala Land Utilisation Order. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. This Court has in several writ petitions, held the view that on the basis of the pendency of a bill in the Assembly for amendment of the Kerala Land Utilisation Order, consideration of applications presently filed cannot be postponed by the Revenue Divisional Officer and the same has to be considered in accordance with the law as it stands. W.P.(c)No.19734/08 & 19750/08 2 In the above circumstances, notwithstanding any directions from the Government or the pendency of the amendment bill in the Assembly, the Revenue Divisional Officer, Perunthalmanna shall consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 application in both writ petitions, on the basis of the provisions of the Kerala Land Utilisation Order as they presently stand, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioners shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the Revenue Divisional Officer, Perunthalmanna for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.19734/08 & 19750/08 3