IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH AUGUST 2008 / 22ND SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 24504 of 2008(P) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------------ 1. SETHUMADHAVAN PISHARODI, S/O. NARAYANI PISHARSYAR, PERUMBILAVIL PISHARATHU, KALLADIPETTA AMSOM AND DESOM, OTTAPALAM TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 2. P.LEELAVATHY PISHARASYAR S/O.SETHUMADHAVA PISHARODI, PERUMBILAVIL PISHARATHU KALLADIPETTA AMSOM AND DESOM, OTTAPALAM TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 3. P.SARASWATHI PISHARASYAR, D/O.DEVAKI PISHARASYAR, PERUMBILAVIL PISHARATHU, KALLADIPETTA AMSOM AND DESOM, OTTAPALAM TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 4. RAJAGOPALA PISHARODI, D/O.DEVAKI PISHARASYAR, PERUMBILAVIL PISHARATHU KALLADIPETTA AMSOM AND DESOM, OTTAPALAM TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.H.BADARUDDIN RESPONDENTS: ------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT FORESTS AND WILD LIFE DEPARTMENT (EFL), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS(EPL) OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, VAZHUTHAKAD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CUSTODIAN OF FORESTS AND WILD LIFE ARANYA BHAVAN, OLAVAKODE, PALAKKAD. BY SPL. GOVERNMENT PLEADER (FOREST)SRI. RENJITH THAMPAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.24504 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of August, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioners' properties have been notified as ecologically fragile lands under the Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Ordinance, 2000. The petitioners are stated to have filed Ext.P1 application under Section 19(3) of the Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Act, 2003. The petitioners seek a direction to dispose of Ext.P1 application expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Special Government Pleader (Forest) also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the custodian of the ecologically fragile lands, to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P1, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd