IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 26TH MARCH 2009 / 5TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 34300 of 2008(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- N.SASIDHARAN, S/O.T.KRISHNANKUTTY 40 YEARS, H.NO.12, PRANAVAM VENKITESWARA GARDENS PALLIPPURAM, PIRAYIRI AMSOM, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.BINOY VASUDEVAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PALAKKAD. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. M.R. SREELATHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX Ext.P1. True copy of the application prepared by the petitioner. Ext.P2. True copy of the judgment in WP(c).N.18026/08 Ext.P3. True copy of the covering letter submitted by the petitioner before the 2nd respondent along with the judgment. Ext.P4. True copy of the communication vide Ref. No. J-4273/2008/Kdis. dated 28.7.2008 issued by the 2nd respondent. // true copy // P.A to Judge. ANTONY DOMINIC,J. --------------------- W.P.(C).No.34300 OF 2008 ------------------------ Dated this the 26th day of March, 2009. JUDGMENT Grievance in this writ petition is confined to Ext.P4, the order passed by the Revenue Divisional Officer declining to entertain an application made by the petitioner under the provisions of the Kerala Land Utilisation Order, in view of the fact that the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Bill 2007 was passed by the Assembly. Now that the said bill has become an Act, it is only appropriate that the application made by the petitioner shall be considered either in the light of the Act or the Kerala Land Utilisation Order, as the case may be. Accordingly, quashing Ext.P4 and directing that it will be open to the petitioner to make an application afresh, in which event the second respondent shall consider and pass orders as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within 8 weeks from today. Writ Petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/