IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN THURSDAY, THE 12TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 21ST KARTHIKA 1931 WP(C).No. 16082 of 2009(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- A.V.VASU, S/O.BAPPANNAN, AGED 62 YEARS, NO OCCUPATION, RESIDING AT MADAYI AMSOM AND DESOM OF KANNUR TALUK, P.O.PAZHAYANGADI R.S. BY ADV. SRI.S.SUJIN SRI.V.JOHN MANI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR (LAND TRIBUNAL), KANNUR. 2. A.V.PADMANABHAN, S/O.BAPPANNAN, RESIDING AT MADAYI AMSOM AND DESOM, P.O.PAZHAYANGADI R.S. 3. MADAYI THIRUVARKATTUKAVU, DEVASWOM REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIRAKKAL KOVILAKAM, (P.O) CHIRAKKAL, KANNUR. 4. NAMBRON BHASKARAN, S/O.PARU AMMA, RESIDING AT MADAYI AMSOM AND DESOM, (P.O) PAZHAYANGADI R.S. 5. A.V.KRISHNAN, S/O.BAPPANNAN, RESIDING AT MADAYI AMSOM AND DESOM, (P.O) PAZHAYANGADI R.S. 6. A.V.RAMACHANDRAN, S/O.BAPPANNAN, RESIDING AT MADAYI AMSOM AND DESOM, (P.O) PAZHAYANGADI R.S. 7. A.V.BHASKARAN, S/O.BAPPANNAN, RESIDING AT MADAYI AMSOM AND DESOM, (P.O) PAZHAYANGADI R.S. 8. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY G.P SRI. P.K.RAVI KRISHNAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, J. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C).No.16082 OF 2009 -------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of November 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------- JUDGMENT Petitioner is one among the legal heirs of the original applicant in S.M No.388 of 1992 on the file of the Deputy Collector, Land Tribunal, Kannur. Proceedings are pending for the last 1 ½ decade is canvassed by the learned counsel for the petitioner for issue of a writ, direction/order to the tribunal for an expeditious completion and disposal of the proceedings. Learned Government Pleader appeared for respondents 1 and 8. After ascertaining the present stage of the proceedings, the learned Government Pleader submitted that as the post of the Revenue Inspector remains vacant and since an order had been passed for collecting a report through the Revenue Inspector which is vital for consideration of the issues involved in the proceeding, there is some delay in its completion. It is submitted by the learned Government Pleader, even now the post of the W.P.(C).No.16082 OF 2009 Page numbers Revenue Inspector remains vacant, and so much so, there is delay in getting the report ordered. The District Collector, Kannur is directed to look into the matter and see that the service of a competent officer in lieu of the Revenue Inspector shall be extended to the land tribunal for procuring the report ordered in the proceedings so that the proceedings can be completed on an early date. The tribunal shall also address the District Collector on receipt of a copy of his report to get the service of a competent officer in case no Revenue Inspector is posted to conduct the inspection and to file a report as mandated by the provisions of the Land Reforms Act. The tribunal shall make every endeavor to complete the proceedings within a period of four months and report compliance to this court after the expiry of that period. Writ petition is disposed as indicated above. Sd/- S.S.SATHEESACHANDRAN, JUDGE //TRUE COPY// vdv P.A TO JUDGE