IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH AUGUST 2008 / 29TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 28141 of 2007(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- JOY JOSEPH, AGED 57 YEARS, S/O JOSEPH, CHEMMALAKUZHY HOUSE, NEEZHOOR P.O.,KOTTAYAM DIST., NOW RESIDING AT 6311, AMSTON, DUBLIN, OH 43017, U.S.A. REP. BY HIS P/A HOLDER, JOSEPH PHILIP, AGED 55 YEARS, S/O PHILIP, KOVOOR HOUSE, NELLIKAMON, P.O.RANNI, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. DR.GEORGE ABRAHAM RESPONDENTS: ------------------- 1. KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. REGIONAL ENGINEER, OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL ENGINEER, KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, PANAMPILLY NAGAR, COCHIN-36. 3. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, KOTTAYAM DIVISION, KANJIKUZHI, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.A.JAYASANKAR, SC KSHB, TVM FOR R1TO3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 28141 of 2007 EXT.P1: COPY OF SKETCH ON GANDHI NAGAR HOUSING ACCOMMODATION SCHEME, KOTTAYAM. EXT.P2: COPY OF AGREEMENT EXECUTED BETWEEN THE PETITIONER AND THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P3: COPY OF LETTER DATED 23.6.1986 ISSUED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER ASKING THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER TO HAND OVER THE PLOT TO PETITIONER. EXT.P4: COPY OF REPRESENTATION DATED 28.8.2007 FILED BY THE POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER ON BEHALF OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P5: COPY OF SALE DEED DATED 18.5.2006 IN RESPECT OF PLOT NO.36. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.28141 OF 2007 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of August, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner applied for a plot under the Gandhi Nagar Housing Accommodation Scheme (Kottayam) of the Kerala State Housing Board. The plot was allotted to him in the Athirampuzha Village. The petitioner has been given possession and the petitioner is also stated to have paid the entire purchase price. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that despite the same, the sale deed has not been executed by the 1st respondent. The petitioner has filed Ext.P4 representation in this regard. The petitioner now seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Kerala State Housing Board also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P4, as expeditiously as possible, W.P.(c)No.28141/08 2 at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 1st respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.28141/08 3