IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JULY 2008 / 25TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 21469 of 2008(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ MANIKANDAN PULIKKAL VEEDU SREEKRISHNAPURAM PALAKKAD DISTRICT BY ADV. SRI.JACOB SEBASTIAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER (RDO), OTTAPALAM 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, SREEKRISHNAPURAM-I VILLAGE SREEKRISHNAPURAM, PALAKKAD 4. LAKSHMIYAMMAL, W/O.KRISHNA GUPTHAN NARAYANATHUCHIRA HOUSE KULAKKATHUKURISSI PO, SREEKRISHNAPURAM, PALAKKAD DISTRICT BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/07/2008, THE COURT ON 16/07/2008 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ============== W.P.(C).No. 21469 OF 2008 ==================== Dated this the 16th day of July, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is aggrieved by Ext.P2 stop memo, issued as per the directions of the 2nd respondent, in which the petitioner has been directed to stop conversion of his land mentioned therein as dry land. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. I am of opinion that after having issued Ext.P2, the 2nd respondent has a duty to pass final orders pursuant thereto, expeditiously. Accordingly, I direct the 2nd respondent to consider and pass final orders pursuant to Ext.P2, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as 4th respondent. The writ petition is disposed of as above. The petitioner 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 bkn/-