IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 27TH MARCH 2008 / 7TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 10319 of 2008(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SMINITH, S/O.KUMARAN, AGED 38 YEARS, NIRMALYAM, FORT ROAD, YAKKARA, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.BINOY VASUDEVAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, REVENUE (P) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THRIUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PALAKKAD. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/03/2008, ALONG WITH WPC NOS.10331, 10337 & 10431/08, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. =============== W.P.(C) Nos. 10319, 10331, 10337 and 10431 OF 2008 ====================== Dated this the 27th day of March, 2008 J U D G M E N T In these writ petitions, the complaint of the petitioners is that Ext.P1 applications made by them under the provisions of the Kerala Land Utilization Order are not being accepted by the 2nd respondent acting upon Ext.P2, a direction issued by the 1st respondent not to entertain such applications in view of the pendency of a proposal for modifying the Kerala Land Utilization order. 2. So long as the Land Utilization Order remains as such in the statute book, there is no reason why the applications should not be accepted by the 2nd respondent, he being the authority notified under the said order. Therefore, these writ petitions are disposed of directing that it will be open to the petitioners to submit their applications to the 2nd respondent, and on receipt thereof, the 2nd respondent shall consider the same on merits and pass orders thereon without delay. ANTONY DOMINIC,JUDGE. Rp