IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 20TH JULY, 2007 / 29TH ASHADHA 1929 WP(C).No. 21986 of 2007(P) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- T.MUKUNDAN NAMBOODIRI, S/O SREEDHARAN NAMBOODIRI, AGED 41 YEARS, THAZHAKODE AMSOM AND DESOM, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.V.T.MADHAVANUNNI SRI.V.A.SATHEESH RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE TALUK LAND BOARD, KOZHIKODE. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ WP(C) NO. 21986 OF 2007 - P ------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of July, 2007 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the successor-in-interest of a declarant in ceiling proceedings under the Kerala Land Reforms Act. The petitioner filed an application under Section 85(8) of the Kerala Land Reforms Act in respect of certain lands ordered to be surrendered by the original declarant which is alleged to be in the possession of the petitioner, in respect of which the petitioner is stated to have obtained title. The petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider the said application which is produced as Ext.P2 in this writ petition expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. Taking into account the facts and circumstances of the case, I direct the first respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P2, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, Mbs/ Judge WP(C) NO. :-2-: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ------------------------------------ WP(C) NO. :-3-: W.P.(C) NO. OF 2001 ------------------------------------ J U D G M E N T DATED:01-06-2007 WP(C) NO. :-4-: