IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 10TH AUGUST 2007 / 19TH SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 7480 of 2004(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. UNNIKRISHNAN, S/O.CHELLAPPAN, CHULLIMADE, ERIMAYOOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 2. SEETHA, D/O.THEYYALAN, LAKSHAM VEEDU COLONY, CHULLIMADA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 3. RAJAKRISHNAN, S/O.THANKAPPAN, PARAKKAL VEEDU, CHULLIMADA, ERIMAYOOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 4. N.MANIKANTAN, S/O.V.M.MADHAVABN, ERIMAYOOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 5. V.M.RAMAKRISHNAN, S/O.V.M.MADHAVAN, ERIMAYOOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 6. V.M.KUTTAN, S/O.V.M.MADHAVAN, VADAKKUMBRAM, ERIMAYOOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 7. T.K.AZEEZ, S/O.KHADER RAWTHER, THAZHATEE VEEDU, ERIMAYOOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 8. BALAN S/O.KUTTIYAPPAN, CHULLIMADA, ERIMAYOOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 9. CHANDRAN, S/O.GOPALAN, CHULLIMADA, ERIMAYOOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 10. CHANDRAN, S/O.GOPALAN, CHULLIMADA, ERIMAYOOR,PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 11. KESAVAN, S/O.CHAMUKUTTY, KALATHINGAL VEEDU, VADAKATHARA, ERIMAYOOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 12. RAJAN, S/O.NARAYANAN, VADUKATHARA, ERIMAYOOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 13. RUKMANI VELAYUDHAN, CHULLIMADA, ERIMAYOOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 14. MADHAVAN, S/O.MALLAN, KOTTARAKKARA, ERIMAYOOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 15. RAMAKRISHNAN, S/O.THEYYUNNI, PUTHENKALAM VEEDU, CHITHALI P.O. ERIMAYOOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 16. GANESH, S/O.RAJAN, CHULLIMADA, ERIMAYOOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 17. KALLYANI, W/O.KRISHNANKUTTY, KONGODATH VEEDU, ERIMAYOOR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, PALAKKAD. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, ALATHUR. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT.SUDHA DEVI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P(C)No.7480/2004 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON 10-3-1988 EXT.P2. TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON 10-3-1988. EXT.P3. TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE 3RD PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON 14-3-1988. EXT.P4. TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE 4TH PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON 14-3-1988. EXT.P5. TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE 5TH PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P6. TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE 6TH PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. EXT.P7. TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE 7TH PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON 10-3-1988. EXT.P8. TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE 8TH PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON 18-3-1988. EXT.P9. TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE 9TH PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON 13-3-1988. EXT.P10. TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE 10TH PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON 10-3-1988. EXT.P11. TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE 11TH PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON 10-3-1988. EXT.P12. TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE 12TH PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON 14-3-1988. W.P(C)No.7480/2004 EXT.P13. TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE 13TH PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON 14-3-1988. EXT.P14. TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE 14TH PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON 14-3-1988 EXT.P15. TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE 15TH PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT EXT.P16. TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE 16TH PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON 19-3-1988 EXT.P17. TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE 17TH PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT ON 19-3-1988 EXT.P18. TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN O.P.NO.1458 OF 1993 DATED 1-2-1993 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. EXT.P19. TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN O.P.NO.4937 OF 1993 DATED 5-4-1993 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. EXT.P20. TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 6-9-2001 RECEIVED FROM THE 1ST RESPONDENT BY THE PETITIOENR. / TRUE COPY / P.S.TO JUDGE KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C)No. 7480 of 2004 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of August, 2007 JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed with the following prayer:- a) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the District Collector, Palakkad to consider the petitioners' applications Exts.P1 to P17 and complete the proceedings for assignment if they are entitled for assignment under the provisions of the Kerala Land Reforms Act and issue patta for respective assigned land to them. There will be a direction to the District Collector, Palakkad/competent authority to consider Exts.P1 to P17 applications with notice to the petitioner and take appropriate action thereon in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of the judgment by the petitioner. Petitioners submit that they are entitled to get the relief in view of Act 21/2006. That also will be considered by the authority while passing orders as above. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg.