IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 31ST MARCH 2010 / 10TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 9934 of 2010(N) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- C.V. THIRUNGNANAM, NO.334, PULIYAKULAM ROAD,COIMBATORE- 641 045. BY ADV. MR.P.R.VENKETESH RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.P. NARAYANAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.9934 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 31st day of March, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner was having an extent of 69.90 Ares of property in Puthussery village in Palakkad District. The said property was subjected to proceedings under the ceiling provisions of the Kerala Land Reforms Act. It is the case of the petitioner that he along with his family later migrated to Tamil Nadu and now he is permanently settled in Coimbatore. 2. Exhibit P2 is the order passed by the Taluk Land Board dated 24.09.2009. By an earlier order dated 30.07.1977, the declarant, the petitioner herein, was directed to surrender an extent of 55.93 acres of land being excess land. It is submitted that the properties have been taken in possession by the Tahsildar. 3. It is the case of the petitioner that he is entitled to retain 13.5 acres going by the order passed by the Taluk Land Board. W.P.(C) No.9934/2010 2 The petitioner submits that the respondent is taking various steps to assign the surrendered land to various persons who are alleged to be in possession of the property. The petitioner seeks for a direction to the respondent to identify the land which the petitioner is entitled to retain and not to distribute the entire extent without restoring the portions of the properties which he is entitled to retain in the light of the order passed by the Taluk Land Board. Exhibit P1 is the representation submitted by the petitioner before the District Collector. The petitioner will have to produce all the documents before the District Collector including the orders of the Taluk Land Board. The District Collector will conduct an enquiry through the revenue officials in the matter. Steps for assignment, if any, pending now will be completed only after identification of the properties of the petitioner is finalised. Appropriate orders will be passed with notice to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is entitled for compensation in W.P.(C) No.9934/2010 3 terms of the provisions of the Kerala Land Reforms Act. It is upto the petitioner to raise the said claim before the appropriate authorities. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp