IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 5TH JULY 2010 / 14TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 18971 of 2010(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- T.C.M.PAADASEKHARA EALA NELLULPADAKA SAMITHI, KEEZHUMADU, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM REP.BY SECRETARY SRI.K.K.IBRAHIM. BY ADV. SRI.VIVEK VARGHESE P.J. SRI.P.J.VINOD JOSEPH SMT.MANEESHA KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. 2. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, FORT KOCHI, ERNAKULAM. 3. TAHSILDAR, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM. 4. VILLAGE OFFICER, ALUVA EAST, ERNAKULAM. 5. THE SECRETARY, KEEZHUMADU GRAMA PANCHAYATH, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM. 6. SRI.MOIDEEN PILLAI, KIDANGATHU HOUSE ERUMATHALA P.O., KEEZHUMADU, ALUVA-683 112. 7. SRI.SHAMEER MOIDEEN PILLAI, KIDANGATHU HOUSE, ERUMATHALA P.O., KEEZHUMADU, ALUVA-683 112. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 18971 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 5th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a Samithi comprised of paddy cultivators of Keezhmadu. They are aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the District Collector in dealing with Ext.P4 complaint filed by them against the attempt of respondents 6 and 7 to convert paddy land, which, according to the petitioner, would affect paddy cultivation in the padasekharam, cultivators in which, are the members of the petitioner Samithi. The petitioner, therefore, seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 in terms of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act, 2008, expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. Insofar as the petitioner has filed Ext.P4 petition pointing out violation of the provisions of the Act, it is only appropriate that the 1st respondent considers the same and passes appropriate orders thereon as warranted by law. Therefore, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 after affording an opportunity of being heard to a representative of the petitioner as well as respondents 5, 6 and 7, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2