IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 9TH JULY 2010 / 18TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 21384 of 2010(W) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- SAMUEL,S/O.UMMEN, KANDAMATH VEEDU, CHEMMANTHOOR-PO,PUNALUR. BY ADV. MR.G.BHAGAVAT SINGH RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE VILLAGE OFFICER,PUNALUR VILLAGE, PUNALUR. 2. THE TAHSILDAR,PATHANAPURAM TALUK, PUNALUR-PO,KOLLAM DIST. ADV.MR. P. NARAYANAN – GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/07/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.21384 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of July, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the owner of 13.55 acres of land in Punalur village in survey No.417/1/1/4. The title deed has been produced as Exhibit P1. It is pointed out that mutation has already been effected and the petitioner has paid the tax upto 2007-2008. 2. The petitioner applied for grant of possession certificate before the 1st respondent Village Officer for obtaining a loan from the Canara Bank, Punalur for meeting his treatment expenses and for conducting agricultural operations. According to the petitioner, the Village Officer refused to give the certificate and accordingly, the petitioner has moved the Tahsildar namely, the 2nd respondent herein by Exhibit P4 representation. Going by the endorsement therein, the Tahsildar has called for a report from the Village Officer. There will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to take a W.P.(C) No.21384/2010 2 decision on Exhibit P4 within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp