IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 9TH FEBRUARY 2007 / 20TH MAGHA 1928 WP(C).No. 4506 of 2007(J) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- MRS.ELIAMMA IDIKKULA, RESIDING AT BATHEL HOUSE, PAINAPPILE JUNCTION, ARAMPUNNA, ELAMPAL P.O., PUNALOOR, KOLLAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.V.V.SURENDRAN SRI.P.A.HARISH RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, PATHANAPURAM. BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT. LAKSHMI RANI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/02/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.4506 OF 2007 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of February, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioner came into possession of an item of Government land for the purpose of an Agro Fruit Project going by Ext.P17. According to the petitioner, the land was in her possession for some other purpose and that she had applied for assignment of the said land in her favour. She contends that though application for assignment was filed in 1987, the same is still pending, however, that the decision for resumption is now issued in the form of Ext.P17. Be it a dispute under the Land Assignment Act or under the Land Conservancy Act, the petitioner has efficacious alternate remedy before the superior authority. Under such circumstances, without prejudice to such right of the petitioner, this writ petition is disposed of directing that Ext.P17 will not be enforced for a period of four weeks to let the petitioner to avail appropriate remedy and seek any interim relief from that authority. The writ petition is disposed of with the above direction. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN Judge kkb.