IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND JULY 2008 / 11TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 19962 of 2008(B) ------------------------------------- PETITIONERS : -------------------- 1. VALIYAVEETTIL SAROJINI, W/O RAMAN, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR 680 001. 2. VALIYAVEETTIL SUKUMARAN, S/O RAMAN, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR 680 003 3. PANDARIPARAMBIL PRAJISH, S/O VALSALAN, ANCHERI, THRISSUR 680 006. 4. PANDARIPARAMBIL PRASEENA, D/O. VALSALAN,ANCHERI THRISSUR 680 006. 5. KUTTIATTUPARAMBIL SATHISAN, S/O KRISHNANKUTTY, KALATHODE, THRISSUR 680 655. 6. KUTTIATTUPARAMBIL SATHYAN, S/O KRISHNANKUTTY, KALATHODE, THRISSUR 680 655. 7. KUTTIATTUPARAMBIL LEELA, W/O KRISHNANKUTTY, KALATHODE, THRISSUR 680 655. 8. ILLICKAL JAGADEESAN, S/O KUNJUNNI, KALATHODE, THRISSUR 680 655. BY ADV. SRI.T.SETHUMADHAVAN SRI.KODOTH PUSHPARAJAN SRI.K.JAYESH MOHANKUJAR RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE CUSTODIAN OF ECOLOGICALLY FRAGILE LANDS & CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (ADMINISTRATION) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -14. WP(C).No. 19962 of 2008(B) 2. CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND CUSTODIAN OF VESTED FORESTS, OLAVAKKODE CIRCLE, PALAKKAD -2. 3. DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, MANNARKKAD. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ================== W.P (C) .No. 19962 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 2nd day of July, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioners challenge Ext.P8 order of the 1st respondent under the Kerala Forest (Vesting & Management of Ecologically Fragile Land) Act, 2005, passed under Section 19(3)(b) of the Act, which was passed pursuant the orders of this Court. I am of opinion that since Section 10 of the Act gives a right to the petitioners to approach the Tribunal against such orders, the petitioners have to exhaust that remedy first. Therefore, without prejudice to the right of the petitioners to challenge Ext.P8 in an appropriately constituted petition under Section 10 of the Act, this writ petition is dismissed. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs