IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 24TH JANUARY 2011 / 4TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 2277 of 2011(H) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. V.K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR,S/O.P.RAMANKUTTY MENON, 86 YEARS,VADASSERY KIZHAKKETHIL, THRIKKADEERI POST, OTTAPALAM TALUK. 2. RATHNAVALLY AMMA.P.N, W/O.V.K.BALAKRISHNAN NAIR,VADASSERY KIZHAKKETHIL, THRIKKADEERI POST,OTTAPALAM TALUK. BY ADV. SMT.T.D.RAJALAKSHMI SRI.R.SREEHARI RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, OTTAPALAM 679 101. 2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER,THRIKKADEERI II VILLAGE, THRIKKADEERI POST 679 502. 3. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, KALKULANGARA POST,PALAKKAD 678 009. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 2277 OF 2011 ===================== Dated this the 24th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T According to the petitioners, out of 1.49 acres of land belonging to them and situated in Sy.No.90/7 of Thrikkadeeri II Village, 13.2 ares was treated as vested forest under the Kerala Private Forest (Vesting and Assignment) Act 1971. It is stated that pursuant to the order passed by the Forest Tribunal, Palakkad in OA 197/1979, the land was restored to them as per Ext.P2. The complaint is that despite the restoration of the land as above, tax has not been accepted by respondents 1 and 2. Complaining of the above, petitioners have also filed Exts.P3 and P4 representations before the 1st respondent. Even that representations did not yield any result. Therefore, the writ petition is filed. 2. Now that such claim is pending consideration of respondents 1 and 2, at this stage, all that is required is that the 1st respondent should decide on Ext.P3 made by the petitioners. Therefore, I direct the 1st respondent to take a decision on Ext.P3. Having regard to the urgency pointed out by the petitioners, I WPC No.2277/11 :2 : direct that such decision shall be taken within 10 days of production of a copy of this judgment. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp