IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.N.KRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD MAY 2007 / 2ND JYAISHTA 1929 WP(C).No. 14118 of 2007(E) -------------------------- AS.99/2003 of DISTRICT COURT , PATHANAMTHITTA .................... PETITIONER: ---------------- KANNAN PODIYAN, PALACKATTU VEEDU,EDAMON, HATHACKAL,RANNY. BY ADV. SRI.B.PREMOD RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. SRI.RAMABHADRAN NAIR, S/O. LATE BHAWALDAS,BHADRESWARATH, EDAMON,CHATHTHACKAL VILLAGE,RANNY. 2. SRI.GEETHAMBIKA, W/O. K.S.JAYAKUMAR,ARTI APARTMENTS, BLOCK NO.5,CHANNED COLONY,VAPI,GUJARATH. 3. THE HON’BLE JUDGE, APPELLATE AUTHORITY (LAND REFORMS), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. R. BINDU. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/05/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: M.N. KRISHNAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.C. NO. 14118 OF 2007 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 23rd day of May, 2007. J U D G M E N T This writ petition is preferred seeking a direction to the Appellate Authority (Land Reforms) Thiruvananthapuram to take up A.A.228/98 and to hear and dispose of the same within three months. This Court, as per the directions in O.P.9009/02, directed the Appellate Authority to dispose of the matter within six months. The Appellate Authority, so far has not complied with the said direction. So the request of the writ petitioner to give a direction to the Appellate Authority is to be entertained. The Appellate Authority is, therefore, given a positive direction to dispose of the matter in A.A.228/98 pending before it within a period of three months and send a report to this Court regarding the compliance. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. M.N. KRISHNAN, JUDGE. ul/-