IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 26TH MAY 2010 / 5TH JYAISHTA 1932 WP(C).No. 16219 of 2010(B) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- FATHIMA SHAMSUDHIN, AGED 39 YEARS, W/O. SHAMSUDHIN, CHERUVATTAPARAMBIL HOUSE, WEST VELIYATHUADU P.O. ALUVA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.A.JAYASANKAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- 1. THE STATE KERALA, REP.BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE LAND REVENUE COMMISSIONER, PUBLIC OFFICES BUILDING, OPPOSITE MUSEUM, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. 4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, FORT KOZHI, ERNAKULAM. 5. SRI. N.K.SUNDARESAN, REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ADOOR (FORMERLY RDO FORT KOCHI). 6. SRI. HASEEM ASHRAF, MANGALASSERY HOUSE, EDAPPALLY NORTH, REP.BY POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER, SRI. N.M.ABDUL SHUKKOOR, DIRECTOR, FAIRLEAD BUILDERS & DEVELOPERS PRIVATE LIMITED, KOCHI 682 024. BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/05/2010 , THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 16219 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 26th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner who is an elected member of Veliyathunadu Grama Panchayath is aggrieved by Ext.P2 order of the Revenue Divisional Officer passed under the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act, 2008 granting permission to the 6th respondent to convert 1.79 acres of land, on the allegedly erroneous finding that the land in question is not a paddy field. The petitioner contend that earlier proceedings before this court would conclusively show that the land is a paddy land. Petitioner has filed Exts.P4 appeal with stay petition & P5 revision with stay petition before the 2nd and 1st respondents under the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act, 2008 and the Kerala Land Utilization Order respectively. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 1st & 2nd respondents to consider and pass Exts.P5 & P4 expeditiously and to stay W.P.(C)No. 16219 of 2010 -2- further proceedings pursuant to Ext.P2 till disposal of the same. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st & 2nd respondents to consider and pass orders on Exts.P5 & P4 respectively as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The respective respondent shall also consider the stay petitions filed along with Exts. P4 & P5 and pass appropriate orders thereon within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Till orders are passed on the stay petitions, the implementation of Ext.P2 shall be kept in abeyance. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/