IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 11TH JANUARY 2011 / 21ST POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 857 of 2011(F) ------------------------ PETITIONER(S): --------------- HARUN, S/O.ABDULLA @ MANUHAJI, KOZHIPPARAMBAN HOUSE, PATTIKKAD P.O., KARYAVATTOM, PERINTHALMANNA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SMT.K.V.RESHMI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SUB REGISTRAR, PERINTHALMANNA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN-679322. 2. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-690001. 3. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICE, NILAMBUR SOUTH DIVISION, MALAPPURAM, PIN-679329. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. K.V PAULOSE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P (C) No. 857 of 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 11th January, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioner claims to be the owner of the property covered by Exts.P1 and P1(a). According to the petitioner, he wants to alienate the land and therefore he applied for No Objection Certificate of the 1st respondent. It is stated that the application made was returned with a direction to submit the same to the 3rd respondent. According to the petitioner, when he submitted the application to the 3rd respondent, the application was again returned requiring the petitioner to submit it to the 1st respondent, who has to forward the same the 3rd respondent. Petitioner submits that thereupon he submitted an application to the 1st respondent who was not taken any action on the request made by him. It is with this complaint, the writ petition is filed. 2. Even according to the respondents, it is essential for a person like the petitioner to get No Objection Certificate of the 3rd respondent to alienate the property in question. W.P (C) No.57 of 2011 2 3. In such circumstances, when the petitioner made the application for No Objection Certificate to the 1st respondent, the 1st respondent will have to forward the same to the 3rd respondent. 4. Therefore, I direct that if the application made by the petitioner for No Objection Certificate is pending with the 1st respondent, on production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition, the 1st respondent shall forward the application to the 3rd respondent and the 3rd respondent shall consider the application and pass appropriate orders thereon. This the 3rd respondent shall do as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within six weeks of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE ma W.P (C) No.57 of 2011 3