IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 1ST JUNE 2010 / 11TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 16690 of 2010(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.P.THOMAS, S/O.PAILY, AGED 65 YEARS, METTAKKAT HOUSE, C.P.UMMER ROAD, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI-35. BY ADV. SRI.R.PREMCHAND SMT.A.A.DILSHAH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE TAHSILDAR, KANAYANNUR TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, ERNAKULAM VILLAGE, KANAYANNUR TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY G.P.SRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.16690 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of JUNE, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner was in possession of certain Government land for years. Claiming adverse possession and seeking declaration of title on the strength of adverse possession, the petitioner has filed O.S.No.596/92 before the Munsiff’s Court, Ernakulam, which was decreed. Despite the same, the petitioner is not being issued patta is the petitioner’s grievance in this writ petition. The petitioner has submitted Ext.P3 before the Tahsildar, Kanayannoor Taluk, Ernakulam in respect thereof. For the present, the petitioner would be satisfied with a direction to the Tahsildar to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Tahsildar, Kanayannoor Taluk, Ernakulam to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd