IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 11TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 22ND MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 4833 of 2008(A) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. AMINA UMMA, AGED 56 YEARS, W/O. ABOOBACKER, THARAMEL HOUSE, HIGH SCHOOL ROAD, CHERPULASSERY. 2. HASSAN, AGED 70 YEARS, S/O. KUNJIMON, KARUPPAN VEETTIL, KACHERIKUNNU, CHERPULASSERY. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHEEP ANKARATH SRI.V.C.MADHAVANKUTTY RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. TALUK LAND BOARD, OTTAPALAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, OTTAPALAM. 3. TALUK TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, OTTAPALAM. 4. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, CHERPULASSERI VILLAGE OFFICE, CHERPULASSERI. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) 4833 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated: February 11, 2008 JUDGMENT The prayer in this writ petition is for a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Exts.P3 and P4 whereby the petitioners claim exemption from the ceiling provisions under the Kerala Land Reforms Act, particularly in the context of the 2005 amendment. 2. If Exts.P3 and P4 are now pending before the 2nd respondent, the 2nd respondent shall take up the same and pass appropriate orders with notice to the petitioners as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. In the meantime I direct that subject to the outcome of the proceedings before the Land Board, the petitioners will be permitted to pay the basic tax concerning the property which is the subject matter of the proceedings pending before the 1st respondent. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE WP(C) Page numbers mt/-