IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 24TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 5TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 5297 of 2011(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- PARITHIKUNNAN UMMER, AGED 62 YEARS, S/O.LATE MUHAMMED, SECRETARY, KARSHAKA SEVA SAMITHI, KARIMPANTHODY P.O., VADAKUMPADOM, WANDOOR, MALAPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.N.RAGHUNATH SRI.JINU JOSEPH RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. TAHSILDAR, (RE-SURVEY ADALATH), TALUK OFFICE, NILAMBUR P.O., NILAMBUR TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT - 675005 2. WANDOOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, WANDOOR P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY- 675008 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.R.DEEPA. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: kp C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 5297 OF 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 24th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the absolute owner in possession and enjoyment of 2 acres of property comprised in re-survey No. 243/6) in Block No.81 of Wandoor Village, Malapuram District. According to the petitioner when the re-survey details were entered in the basic tax register there occurred a mistake and as a consequence in place of the petitioner's name, the name of Panchayat was entered. On coming to know about this the petitioner has submitted Ext.P3 application for rectification of the said mistake. It is still pending. It is on being aggrieved by the delay in the matter of such rectification that this writ petition has been filed. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as also the learned Government Pleader. The learned Government Pleader, on instruction, submitted that on receipt of Ext.P3 application a report was called for from the competent authority to decide Ext.P3 on merits. It is further submitted that Ext.P3 would be taken up for WPC.No.5297 of 2011 : 2 : consideration and appropriate orders would be passed thereon, expeditiously. In the said circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of copy of this judgment with notice to the petitioner and also to the second respondent. Sd/- (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) //True copy// P.A. to Judge. kp