IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 25TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 6TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 6362 of 2008(G) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.G.RAJAGOPALAKRISHNAN, S/O.GOPALAKRISHNAN, AGED 69 YEARS, MELEPPURA HOUSE, ANAPPARA, KOTTEKKAD P.O., PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.BINOY VASUDEVAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, REVENUE (P) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PALAKKAD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BENNY VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/02/2008, ALONG WITH WPC NO.6414/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.6362 of 2008 & W.P.(C) No.6414 of 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT In these writ petitions, the petitioners have filed Ext.P2 applications before the second respondent seeking permission to convert their land. These applications have been made invoking the power of the second respondent under the Provisions of the Kerala Land Utilisation Order. The request has not been entertained by the second respondent for the reason that the first respondent has issued Ext.P3, a communication intimating that a legislation is being introduced and therefore, such requests as made in Ext.P2 shall not be considered. 2. In my view, so long as there is no legislation, the statutory applications in the nature of Ext.P2 cannot be refused to be entertained by the second respondent, being the authority notified under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order. WPC6362/2008, 6414/2008 Therefore, I dispose of these writ petitions directing that the second respondent shall consider Ext.P2 applications, irrespective of Ext.P3 communication to the second respondent. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE csl