IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 26TH MAY 2009 / 5TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 14427 of 2009(W) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- 1. HAJEE ABUBACKER, S/O. AHAMMED RAWTHER, PUTHEN VEEDU, CHITTALI, COYALMANNAM.P.O. 2. RAFFIA UMMA, W/O. HAJEE ABUBACKER, PUTHEN VEEDU, CHITTALI, COYALMANNAM.P.O. BY ADV. MR.P.R.VENKETESH RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICE, PALAKKAD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.R. DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Rs/ THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C).No.14427 of 2009-W = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 26th day of May, 2009. JUDGMENT The second petitioner is the wife of the first petitioner. They have an item of land which is stated to be abutting a National Highway. It is stated that the National Highway Authority is proposing to acquire a major chunk of that parcel which, in turn, may lead the petitioners being rendered without appropriate land to carry on their activity of rice milling and also for their residence. In anticipation of the likelihood of being dispossessed for the expansion of the National Highway, the petitioners desire to convert a parcel of wet land belonging to them for the purpose of being added on to house their residence and the rice mill. They made an application for permission from the competent authority under the Kerala Land Utilization WP(C)14427/09 -: 2 :- Order. It is stated that, that application was filed while the KLU Order was in force. Without expressing anything on merits, this writ petition is ordered directing that Ext.P1, if received and pending, shall be taken up, considered and disposed of by the competent authority in accordance with law. It is clarified that this Court has not expressed anything on the entitlement, if any, of the petitioners to convert the land. Let the needful be done and a decision rendered within 45 days of receipt of a copy of this judgment. THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. Sha/010609