IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 6TH MARCH 2008 / 16TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 11871 of 2007(L) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- ROY CHACKO, AGED 50 YEARS, S/O.T.V.CHACKO, THOTTUNGAL HOUSE, VARICAUD, KUTTAPUZHA P.O., THIRUVALLA. BY ADV. SRI.C.V.MANUVILSAN, SRI.G.SUDHEER, SRI.M.UMMEN MATHEW. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. 3. THE R.D.O, THIRUVALLA. 4. THE DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE BIO DIVERSITY BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE GEOLOGIST, DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, PATHANAMTHITTA. 6. TAHSILDAR, THIRUVALLA. 7. THE PRINCIPLE AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, PATHANAMTHITTA. 8. THE LAND REVENUE COMMISSIONER, PUBLIC OFFICE, OPP.MUSEUM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 9. K.P.YOHANNAN, S/O.PUNNOOS, BELIEVERS CHURCH, MANJADI, THIRUVALLA. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. M.R. SABU, ADV. SRI.CHERIAN GEE VARGHESE, SRI.P.HARIDAS, SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN (SR.). THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/03/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.11871/2007-L: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P.1: PHOTOGRAPHS EVIDENCING THE ATTEMPT OF THE R.9 TO FILL UP VARICAUD- CHUMMATHRA PADDY FIELD. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE APPLICATION DTD. 05/02/2007 PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONER UNDER RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION NO. A3.536/07 DTD. 02/03/2007. EXT.P.4; COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION PREFERRED TO THE R.2. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION PREFERRED TO THE R.8. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE NEWS ITEMS PUBLISHED IN VARIOUS NEWS PAPERS. EXT.P.7: COPY OF THE REPORT PUBLISHED IN MANGALAM DAILY DTD 06/06/2007. EXT.P.8: COPY OF THE FIR REGISTERED BY THE THIRUVALLA POLICE STATION. EXT.P.9: COPY OF THE MAHAZAR IN CR. NO. 240/2007 AGAINST THE R.9, AS CR. NO. 240/2007. EXT.P.10: COPY OF THE REGISTERED LEGAL NOTICE DTD. 08/06/2007. EXT.P.11: COPY OF THE REPLY LETTER NO. C4-3504 (1)/2007 DTD. 14/06/2007. EXT.P.12: COPY OF THE REPLY LETTER NO. C8.4112/2007 DTD. 02/08/2007. EXT.P.13: COPY OF THE REPLY LETTER NO. LR. (A1)5765/2007 DTD. 10/08/2007, ISSUED BY THE R.8. EXT.P.14: COPY OF THE DRAFT OF KERALA CONSERVATION OF PADDY LAND AND WETLAND BILL, 2007. EXT.P.15: PHOTOGRAPH EVIDENCING THE PRESENT POSITION OF THE LAND ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN SOLD BY THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: EXT.R9.A: COPY OF THE SALE DEED NO. 3176 DTD. 28/11/1992. EXT.R9.B: COPY OF THE ORDER NO. 15525/2003 DTD. 20/03/2003 OF THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR. EXT.R9.C: COPY OF THE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT DTD. 04/07/2007 ISSUED BY THE MUNICIPALITY. EXT.R9.D: COPY OF THE RECEIPT DTD. 04/07/2007 ISSUED BY THE MUNICIPALITY. W.P.(C). NO.11871/2007-L: EXT.R9.E: COPY OF THE REPORT OF THE ADDITIONAL TAHSILDAR, THIRUVALLA DTD. 02/08/2007. EXT.R9.F: COPY OF THE OBJECTION DTD. 06/12/2007 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE HONOURABLE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, THIRUVALLA. //TRUE COPY// prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J ----------------------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C).NO.11871/2007 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT The only prayer now pressed before me by the petitioner in this writ petition is to make the interim order dated 4.4.2007 absolute. The interim order passed on 4.4.2007 is as follows; “There would be an interim direction to respondents 2,3,5 and 6 to see that no filling up of paddy lands is carried out by anybody in the area in question in violation of the Kerala Land Utilisation Order.” The counsel for the 9th respondent has no objection to the prayer sought for by the petitioner. Therefore, making the interim order dated 4.4.07 absolute, this writ petition is closed. ANTONY DOMINIC vi JUDGE 2