IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.R.BANNURMATH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH TUESDAY, THE 7TH JULY 2009 / 16TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 18049 of 2009(S) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- K.K.VELAYUDHAN, S/O. K.T.KUNJAN, AGED 45 YEARSM KADAVIL HOUSE, PERUMBILLY P.O. MULANTHURUTHY VILLAGE, KANAYANNUR TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.P.M.ZIRAJ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. MARTHOMA CHURCH, MULANTHURUTHY, ERNAKULAM DIST. REP. BY ITS VICAR. 2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, MULANTHURUTHY VILLAGE, ERNAKULAM DIST. 3. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MULANTHURUTHY POLICE STATION. 4. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, KOCHI CITY. 5. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM CIVIL STATION, KAKKANADU. 6. BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, MULANTHURUTHY ERNAKULAM DIST. BY SR.GOVT.PLEADER SRI.BENJAMIN PAUL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.R.BANNURMATH, C.J. & KURIAN JOSEPH,J. ------------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.18049 of 2009 -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of July, 2009 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph,J. The writ petition is filed in public interest alleging unauthorised filling up of paddy land by the party respondents. When the writ petition came up for admission we directed the learned Government Pleader to get instruction. The learned Government Pleader submits that the Revenue Divisional Officer had already taken steps to prevent the violation of the Kerala Land Utilisation Order as well as the provisions of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act, 2008. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of making it clear that it will be open to the petitioner to approach the Revenue Divisional Officer, who is in seizin of the matter. S.R.BANNURMATH, Chief Justice KURIAN JOSEPH, Judge ahg. BANNURMATH, C.J. & KURIAN JOSEPH,J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.18049 of 2009 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 7th July, 2009