IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH JULY 2008 / 8TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 23002 of 2008(L) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: ----------------- 1. K.A.SHAMEENA , (RAZIYA MANZIL) CHATHAMANGALAM, MANAGING PARTNER ABBA 'M' SAND & GRANITES, NIT CAMPUS PO, KOZHIKODE 673 601 2. P.SIYALI, (PALAMTHALAKKAL) KUMARANALLOOR PARTNER, ABBA 'M' SAND & GRANITES, NIT CAMPUS PO, KOZHIKODE 673 601 3. P.POCKER (ASHIRVAD, THAZHEKODE KOZHIKODE PARTNER, ABBA 'M' SAND & GRANITES, NIT CAMPUS PO, KOZHIKODE 673 601 BY ADV. SRI.C.K.ABDUL RAHIM SRI.K.A.SHAMSUDEEN RESPONDENTS: -------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT GOVERMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR (GENERAL) KOZHIKODE 3. THE SUB REGISTRAR BALUSSERY, KOZHIKODE 4. THE GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY DISTRICT OFFICE, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.23002 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioners got a quarrying lease executed with the Government. Under law, the same has to be registered with the appropriate Sub Registrar's Office. However, because of the procedure to be followed by the Government, the lease deed could not be presented for registration within the period of four months as is required under the Registration Act. According to the petitioner, the concerned Geologist had presented the lease deed for registration subsequent to the period of four months but within the further period of four months, if presented within which time, the District Registrar can condone the delay in presentation of the lease deed for registration on payment of appropriate amount of penalty as prescribed in Section 25 of the Registration Act. Seeking this relief, the Ext.P9 petition was filed before the 3rd respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 3rd respondent to forward the same to the 2nd respondent W.P.(c)No.23002/08 2 and to direct the 2nd respondent to consider the same expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. After hearing both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with the following directions: The 3rd respondent shall forward Ext.P9 to the 2nd respondent within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. The 2nd respondent shall consider and pass appropriate orders on the same, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of Ext.P9 from the 3rd respondent. The petitioners shall be afforded an opportunity of being heard also. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.23002/08 3