IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 26TH JULY 2010 / 4TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 23217 of 2010(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- JOSEPH JOHN, AGED 47 YEARS, S/O.JOHN, VELLOOKANDAM HOUSE, ELANJI KARA, ELANJI VILLAGE, MUVATTUPUZHA TALUK NOW RESIDING AT 18, KUMARANASAN NAGAR COLONY, KADAVANTHARA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.BIJIMON C.CHERIAN SMT.P.P.STELLA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: shg/ S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 23217 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 26th day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner claims to be the owner in possession of certain properties which the petitioner obtained as per Gift Deed No.2318/1968 of Koothattukulam SRO. According to the petitioner, the tenure of the property conveyed his pandaravaka pattom. Petitioner applied for getting jenmom rights over the property before the Land Tribunal, Thripunithura. In the same a report was filed by the Village Officer saying that the thandaper of the property stands in the name of one Mrs. Joseph Aliyamma. Therefore the Land Tribunal is not passing orders on the application filed by the petitioner is the grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition. The petitioner therefore seeks the following reliefs: “(i) Issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the 2nd respondent to dispose off Exhibit. P1 application filed by the petitioner without any delay. (ii) Issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the 3rd respondent to submit a report to the 2nd respondent with respect to the petitioner's claim put forward in Exhibit. P1 application without any delay.” W.P.(C)No. 23217 of 2010 -2- 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In respect of the matter, the petitioner has already filed Ext.P1 petition before the Revenue Divisional Officer to correct the alleged mistake in the revenue records. It is only appropriate that the 2nd respondent passes orders on Ext.P1 after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the legal heirs of Mrs. Joseph Aliyamma, who is no more. Accordingly, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the legal heirs of the said Mrs. Joseph Aliyamma. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/