IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 1ST MARCH 2010 / 10TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 6499 of 2010(J) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- L.UTHAMAN, S/O.NARAYANAN, THOPPIL VEEDU, KAZHAMEL, ANCHAL, PIN-691 306, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY MR.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE, ADVS. MR.S.SUJIN, SMT.NITA.N.S. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, VALACODE. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, PATHANAPURAM. 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KOLLAM. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. 5. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R5 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. P.N. SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.6499 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of March, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is seeking for a direction to the 4th respondent District Collector to take a decision on Exhibit P3 revision petition filed against an order wherein L/C case has been registered by the Revenue Officials. It appears that the petitioner is in possession of certain extent of land along with a building located in Survey No.725/1-1 in Valacode village in Anchal, Kollam District. 2. The petitioner is relying upon Exhibit P1 sale deed executed by one Lillykutty in favour of her mother Maryamma on 07.08.1981. Mariyamma had rented out the building to the Telegraph Department and they continued till August 1986. After her death, Lillykutty as the legal heir of Mariyamma sold the property to one Amminikutty by Exhibit P2 document. It was later that the property came into the possession of the petitioner from Amminikutty and now he is running a business in that W.P.(C) No.6499/2010 2 building. There will be a direction to the 4th respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P3 on its merits and in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Till then, the petitioner will not be dispossessed from the property. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp