IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 20TH AUGUST 2010 / 29TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 26659 of 2010(F) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- JACOB POTHEN, AGED 52 YEARS, S/O. SRI. T.K.POTHEN, THERADIYIL HOUSE, NIRANAM WEST.P.O., THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITTA KERALA, GENERAL ADMINISTRATOR, GOSPEL FOR ASIA AND BELIEVERS CHRUCH, MANJADI.P.O, CHIRUVALLA. BY ADV. SRI.CHERIAN GEE VARGHESE SRI.P.HARIDAS SMT.S.SIKKY RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, THIRUVALLA. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.26659 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T Against orders of the authorities under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order, the petitioner has approached this Court time and again. Ultimately, by Ext.P9 judgment in W.P.(C) No.7180/09, the District Collector was directed to look into the matter and pass a final order. Pursuant thereto, the District Collector took up the matter and issued Ext.P10 direction to the concerned Revenue Divisional Officer to examine the matter and file a report. The petitioner is challenging Ext.P10. The contention of the petitioner is that the protraction of the proceedings is only to deny the petitioner the benefit of a permit issued by the local authority for construction of a building in the property in question by allowing it to be time barred, in so far as because of the pendency of the proceedings, the petitioner cannot get the building permit renewed. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In so far as Ext.P10 is only a direction to the Revenue Divisional W.P(c)No.26659/10 2 Officer to file a report, I do not think that I can interfere with the same. But in so far as the proceedings are pending for quite some time, it is only appropriate that the District Collector finalises the matter expeditiously. 3. Accordingly, I direct the District Collector to finalise the matter by passing a final order as contemplated under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The second respondent shall forward the report called for by Ext.P10 with the District Collector within one month. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P(c)No.26659/10 3 W.P(c)No.26659/10 4