IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 19TH AUGUST 2010 / 28TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 26065 of 2010(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. DAVOOD M., S/O.LATE KUNHABDULLA, RESIDING AT MAVVAL, PALLIKKARE VILLAGE, HOSDURG TALUK, P.O.MAVVAL, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. 2. BEEFATHIMA, D/O.LATE KUNHABDULLA, RESIDING AT MAVVAL, PALLIKKARE VILLAGE, HOSDURG TALUK, P.O.MAVVAL, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. 3. RAMLA, D/O.LATE KUNHABDULLA, RESIDING AT MAVVAL, PALLIKKARE VILLAGE, HOSDURG TALUK, P.O.MAVVAL, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. 4. KHADEEJA, W/O.LATE KUNHABDULLA, RESIDING AT MAVVAL, PALLIKKARE VILLAGE, HOSDURG TALUK, P.O.MAVVAL, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.RAMESH CHANDER SMT.K.A.SANJEETHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO REVENUE, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (LA), HOSDURG, KASARAGOD 671315. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KASARAGOD. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 26065 of 2010 ================== Dated this the 19th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are legal heirs of late Kunhabdulla. They claim that the said Kunhabdulla was in in possession of the 25 cents of land in R.S.Nos.318/18B, 318/20B, 318/25B and 324/3B of Pallikkara Village of Hosdurg. He submitted an application for assignment of land. The District Collector, by Ext.P3 order, rejected the application for assignment on the ground that the petitioners are not eligible for assignment as per the Kerala Land Assignment Rules. The petitioners filed a revision petition before the Land Revenue Commissioner, which was also rejected by Ext.P5. The petitioners challenge Exts.P3 and P5 orders in this writ petition. The ground on which the assignment was rejected is that the petitioners are not landless persons. The fact that the petitioners have other lands has not been disputed before me. In Kerala land is in short supply. The Government is finding it very difficult to assign lands to tribals to whom promises of assignment of land have been made years ago. In respect of that several writ petitions are pending before this Court. The object of the Land Assignment Rules is for assignment of land to landless persons. The petitioners have no right to get assignment of land as such. Their contentions have been properly considered and have been rejected for w.p.c.26065/10 2 valid grounds. In the above circumstances, I do not find any merit in the writ petition and accordingly, the same is dismissed. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge