IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MR.C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN TUESDAY, THE 18TH OCTOBER 2011 / 26TH ASWINA 1933 OP.No. 11274 of 2000(P) ----------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- ONATHARA MALATHY, W/O.GOPALAN, KARATTU VEEDU, P.O. KADALUNDI, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.E.V.NAYANAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE LAND TRIBUNAL, KOZHIKODE. 3. ONATHARA DASAN, THARAYIL VEEDU, P.O.KADALUNDI, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. 4. ONATHARA KAMALA, W/O.DASAN, THARAYIL VEEDU, KADALUNDI.P.O., KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SMT.KOCHUMOL KODUVATH. THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 18/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: O.P.NO.11274/2000 ORDER ON CMP NO.18648/2000 IN OP NO.11274/2000 CLOSED. Sd/- (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE) 18/10/2011 Sd/- (P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1 : COPY OF GAZETTE NOTIFICATION “EXTRA ORDINARY” NO.5920/LEG.A1/99/LAW DATED 18/06/1999. P2 : COPY OF NOTICE DATED 17/02/2000 RECEIVED BY THE PETITIONER HEREIN IN O.A.NO.866/99 FROM THE LAND TRIBUNAL, KOZHIKODE. //TRUE COPY// PA TO JUDGE. jg C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, Ag.CJ. & P.S.GOPINATHAN, J. .................................................................... O.P.No.11274 of 2000 .................................................................... Dated this the 18th day of October, 2011. J U D G M E N T Ramachandran Nair, Ag.CJ. The question raised in the O.P. is covered by the Division Bench judgment in Retna Bai v. State of Kerala, reported in 2004(1) KLT 632. Therefore, we dispose of the O.P. following the above judgment with a direction to the respondents to grant eligible relief to the petitioner following the above judgment. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE) (P.S.GOPINATHAN, JUDGE) jg