IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 28TH JANUARY 2010 / 8TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 2676 of 2010(H) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- CHEMBAN, S/O.CHEMBAN, AGED 70 YEARS, PARENGHATTUKUDUMBIL HOUSE, MANATHANA AMSOM, MURIGHODI DESOM, KANNUR DT. BY ADVS. MR.P.V.JOSE, SMT.M.R.JAYALATHA. RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KANNUR. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.2676 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of January, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein seeks for a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on the application for permission to sell the property assigned to him under the Kerala Land Reforms (Ceiling) Rules. 2. The petitioner is a scheduled caste aged 70. It is stated that he is now suffering from many ailments including acute Tuberculosis. He was assigned 1 acre of landed property in Survey No.86 in Manathana Amsom Desom as per assignment deed dated 12.11.1977 under the Kerala Land Reforms (Ceiling) Rules. The petitioner was a landless person. Exhibit P1 is the copy of the assignment deed. 3. It is stated that the petitioner's wife who was suffering from Tuberculosis is no more and his children are also now suffering from the very same disease. The petitioner is unable to meet the huge expenses for treatment and this compelled him W.P.(C) No.2676/2010 2 to sell a portion of the property. 4. Seeking for appropriate action in the matter, the petitioner filed Exhibit P2 application and Exhibit P3 shows that the same was received by the respondent on 06.08.2008. Since there was no response, the petitioner filed a fresh application as per Exhibit P4. It is prayed that the respondent may be directed to take a decision on the applications within a time frame. There will be a direction to the respondent to take a decision on Exhibits P2 and P4 within a period of one month from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with copy of the writ petition for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp