IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 19TH OCTOBER 2010 / 27TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 30800 of 2010(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. PADMAVATHY, W/O.LATE DAMODARAN.C.M, CHEERAMVELIL HOUSE, MUNNAR KARA, K.D.H.VILLAGE, DEVIKULAM TALUK. 2. C.D.RAMESH, S/O.LATE C.M.DAMODARAN, CHERAMVELIL HOUSE, MUNNAR KARA, K.D.H.VILLAGE, DEVIKULAM TALUK. 3. ANU DAMODARAN, D/O.LATE C.M.DAMODARAN, CHEERAMVELIL HOUSE, MUNNAR KARA, K.D.H.VILLAGE, DEVIKULAM TALUK. 4. C.D.RAJESH, S/O.LATE C.M.DAMODARAN, CHEERAMVELIL HOUSE, MUNNAR KARA, DEVIKULAM TALUK. BY ADV. SMT.ANEY PAUL SRI.PHILIP J.VETTICKATTU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001. 2. KERALA TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF TOURISM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 033. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.P.N. SANTHOSH S C FOR R2 SRI. P.A. AHAMED THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.30800 OF 2010(Y) -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of October, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioners states that 20 cents of land, which the husband of the first petitioner and the father of other petitioners got assigned as per Ext.P1, is encircled by the land belonging to the 2nd respondent. In view of the above, representations were made to the 2nd respondent requesting to exchange the aforesaid 20 cents of land with other land belonging to the 2nd respondent. It is stated that on the expiry of the original assignee, legal representatives also made further representations. 2. It is the case of the petitioners and 2nd respondent that, at the aforesaid request of the petitioners, the 2nd respondent has passed Ext.P6 resolution, agreeing to the proposal for exchange of land but however subject to approval of the Government. Accordingly the 2nd respondent has taken up the matter with the first respondent and that the first respondent still has not passed any order on the request made by the 2nd respondent. It is complaining of delay of the first respondent in passing orders on the proposal made by the 2nd respondent for exchange of land WPC.No.30800 /2010 :2 : that this writ petition is filed. 3. The matter therefore now stands pending before the first respondent. Having regard to the case of the petitioners that even to the representations made by them, one of which is Ext.P8, there was no response, the writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider Ext.P8 in he light of the proposal made by the 2nd respondent also. Orders shall be passed as above, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within 3 months from the date of production of a copy of the judgment. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/