IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 4TH JUNE 2010 / 14TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 11831 of 2010(D) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- AJITH KUMAR M., S/O. MANICKAN, KONGANPARA, KOZHIPARA P.O., PALGHAT. BY ADVS. SRI.T.M.SUNIL, SMT.S.CHITHRA. RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALGHAT. 2. LAND TRIBUNAL, COYALMANNAM, PALGHAT. 3. LAND TRIBUNAL, OTTAPALAM, PALGHAT. 4. TAHSILDAR (LAND REFORMS), PALGHAT. 5. VILLAGE OFFICER, PUDUSSERY EAST VILLAGE, PUDUSSERY, PALGHAT. R1 TO R5 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K. RAMESH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.11831/2010 D APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF ORDER DTD. 4/2/2005 IN A.A.NO.6/2003. P2: COPY OF ORDER DTD. 15/02/2007 OF THE LAND TRIBUNAL OTTAPALAM. P3: COPY OF PETITION DTD. 1/08/2008. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 11831 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 4th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T Proceedings under the Kerala Land Reforms Act were initiated in respect of certain properties in the possession of late father of the petitioner. Against orders adverse to the petitioner's father, petitioner's father approached the appellate authority, who passed Ext.P1 order, whereby the adverse order was set aside and the original authority was directed to reconsider the matter. Pursuant thereto, the Land Tribunal, Ottappalam passed Ext.P2 order whereby a part of the properties over which tenancy was claimed assigned in favour of the petitioner's father excluding the other part, on the ground that the Village Officer forwarded the report only in respect of that property. Petitioner submits that, the petitioner's father and now the petitioner are cultivating tenants in respect of the entire property and therefore the Land Tribunal was bound to consider and pass W.P.(C)No. 11831 of 2010 -2- orders in respect of the whole property. In view of the said situation, petitioner's father filed Ext.P3 petition before the 3rd respondent. Petitioner as the legal heir of his father seeks to pursue the same. Petitioner seeks a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. I am satisfied that the petitioner is entitled to have his claim raised in Ext.P3 considered by the 3rd respondent in accordance with law. Accordingly the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. Till orders are thus passed, the interim order passed by this court would continue to be in force. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/