IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 26TH JUNE 2008 / 5TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 19290 of 2008(U) ---------------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. SEBASTIAN S/O. ALOUSIOUS SARITHA DALE, NEENDAKARA, KOLLAM. 2. JOSE S/O. ANTONY, MARLINE BHAVAN, NEENDAKARA, KOLLAM. 3. PATROSE (JON PETER), JOSE DALE, NEENDAKARA, KOLLAM. 4. JOSEPH ANTONY, KUNNEL, NEENDAKARA, KOLLAM. 5. AGNUS. G., EDAYILATHOPE, NEENDAKARA, KOLLAM. 6. BENEDIT, VAYALIL THOPE, NEENDAKARA, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.SANIL KUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. KERALA MINERALS AND METALS LTD., CHAVARA SANGARAMANGALA REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD SRI. E.K. MADHAVAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.19290 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 26th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioners are land owners near the 2nd respondent's factory. According to the petitioners, the 2nd respondent agreed to purchase properties belonging to the petitioners as evidenced by Ext.P1 series of receipts. They would submit that in spite of the promise, the 2nd respondent has now gone back from the promise. In the above circumstances, the petitioners have filed Ext.P2 representation before the Government. By Ext.P3, Ext.P2 has been forwarded to the 2nd respondent. The petitioners now seek a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent or any other competent officer designated by the 2nd respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P2 as expeditiously as W.P.(c)No.19290/08 2 possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioners shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 2nd respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.19290/08 3