IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 17TH MARCH 2010 / 26TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 8938 of 2010(N) ------------------------- OA.3/2004 of LAND TRIBUNAL, KUTHUPARAMBA .................... PETITIONER: --------------- KARUVALLICHALIL VASUDEVAN, S/O. KARUVALLICHALIL KUNHIRAMAN, AGED 64 YEARS, NELLIYATTU HOUSE, P.O.CHOVVA, KANNUR-6. BY ADV. SMT.K.K.CHANDRALEKHA SRI.GOPAKUMAR G. (ALUVA) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. LAND TRIBUNAL, KUTHUPARAMBA. 2. NELLIAT KUNHI MANI, D/O. RAMUNNI, NELLIAT HOUSE, KANNOTHUMCHAL.P.O., CHOVVA, KANNUR-6. 3. NELLIAT KOUSALYA, D/O. RAMUNNI, NELLIAT HOUSE, KANNOTHUMCHAL.P.O., CHOVVA, KANNUR-6. BY GOVT.PLEADER SHRI P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ---------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.8938 OF 2010 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 17th DAY OF MARCH, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the applicant in O.A.No.3/04 on the file of the Land Tribunal, Kuthuparamba, the first respondent herein. It is filed under Section 78(1) of the Land Reforms Act against the 2nd and 3rd respondents, who are the landlords in respect of the hut in dispute. 2. It is submitted that the 3rd respondent has entered appearance through her counsel on 27.4.2004. The Revenue Recovery Officer filed a report on 20.2.2006 against which respondents 2 and 3 have sought for appointment of another authority and on the basis of the order passed by the Land Tribunal, a second report was also filed by another Revenue Inspector as per Exhibit P2. Later, another application as Exhibit P3 was filed to appoint an Advocate Commissioner to which the petitioner has filed Exhibit P4 counter statement and no further hearing has been made so far. W.P.(C)No.8938/10 -2- 3. The petitioner seeks for a direction to the Land Tribunal to dispose of the matter expeditiously. There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to take a decision on O.A.No.3/04 after hearing all the parties within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE dsn