IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH AUGUST 2008 / 5TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 25847 of 2008(B) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------- T.V. MATHAI, W/O VARKEY AGED 60 YEARS, THOLANIKUNNEL HOUSE, MANNATHOOR P.O., THIRUMARADI VILLAGE, MUVATTUPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.C.P.SAJI SRI.T.A.THOMAS RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, MUVATTUPUZHA. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, THIRUMARADI VILLAGE THIRUMARADI P.O., MUVATTUPUZHA. 4. ABRAHAM C. MANI, EDASSERIL (CHACKKALACKAL HOUSE), THRIKKARIYOOR P.O., THRIKKARIYOOR VILLAGE, KOTHAMANGALAM. 5. N.G. SASI, NIRAPPELVEETTIL, KIZHAKOMBU P.O., KOOTHATTUKULAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V.PREMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ================== W.P(C)No.25847 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 27th day of August, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner alleges that on account of large scale filling up of paddy lands adjacent to the petitioner's paddy lands, the cultivation in the petitioner's paddy lands have been seriously affected adversely. Therefore, against such illegal filling up of paddy lands, the petitioner has filed Ext.P8 petition before the 1st respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P8 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P8, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as respondents 4 and 5, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner would be free to approach the 1st respondent for interim orders also which shall also be considered by the 1st respondent expeditiously within one week W.P(C)No.25847 of 2008 - 2 - from the date of receipt of a copy of the application for interim order. The petitioner shall forward a copy of the writ petition along with a certified copy of this judgment to the 1st respondent for compliance. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs