IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2010 / 26TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 17719 of 2010(L) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------------- 1. ANUSH K.THOMAS, S/O. K.C.THOMAS, KALLUVILA ARC, PEROORKADA VILLAGE, PEROORKADA.P.O.THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. K.C.BABU, S/O. CHANDY, KALLUVILA GALEELI, VENGALAM.P.O., CHEMANCHERY VILLAGE, KOYILANDY, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN SRI.V.VENUGOPAL RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KOZHIKODE. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. P.N. SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sou. S. SIRI JAGAN, J -------------------- W.P.(c).No.17719 of 2010 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioners are aggrieved by Ext.P6 order of the first respondent, passed under Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act, 2008. Apart from the merits of the case, petitioners raise a contention that before passing Ext.P6 order, petitioners were not afforded an opportunity of being heard. Although the petitioners have got an alternate remedy of revision before the Government, in view of the specific contention raised by the petitioners that they were not heard before Ext.P6 order was passed, I directed the Government Pleader to get instructions on the same. 3. Today the learned Government Pleader submits that Revenue Divisional Officer is prepared to afford another opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. 4. In the above facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with the following direction: First respondent shall treat Ext.P6 as a show cause notice. Petitioners shall file their objections to the same within two weeks. W.P.C.17719/10 2 Thereafter, first respondent shall fix a date for hearing and intimate the same to the petitioner. Petitioner shall be heard on that day and the first respondent shall pass final orders in the matter as expeditiously as possible at any rate within two weeks from the date of hearing and communicate the same to the petitioner within one week thereafter. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE. sou.