IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.R.BANNURMATH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 1ST APRIL 2009 / 11TH CHAITHRA 1931 WA.No. 799 of 2009 ------------ -------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.231/2008 Dated 25/03/2009 .................... APPELLANT/PETITIONER ------------------------------------ S. MUHAMMED ISMAIL, S/O. LATE.A.SULAIMAN RAWTHER, RESIDING AT ASR BUNGLOW, ENGLISH CHURCH ROAD,KOPPAM AMSOM DESOM PALAKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DIST., KERALA. BY ADV. SRI.G.HARIHARAN SRI.PRAVEEN.H. RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: ----------------------------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS AND WILD LIFE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE CUSTODIAN AND CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, TRIVANDRUM. 4. THE CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, ARANYA BHAVAN,OLAVAKODE, PALAKKAD. 5. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, NEMMARA, PALAKKAD DIST. 6. THE FOREST RANGE OFFICER, KOLLANGODE. BY ADDL.ADVOCATE GENERAL SRI.RENJITH THAMPAN & SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BENJAMIN PAIL THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.R.Bannurmath, C.J. & Kurian Joseph, J. ------------------------------------------ W.A.No. 799 of 2009 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 1st day of April, 2009 JUDGMENT S.R.Bannurmath, C.J. This writ appeal is filed questioning the order passed by the learned Single Judge vacating the ex parte interim order granted earlier. As the question of actual possession has to be decided, we deem it proper to dispose of the writ appeal with a request to the learned Single Judge to dispose of the writ petition itself expeditiously. In the meanwhile, both the parties are directed to maintain the status quo regarding possession as on the date of Annexure I interim order. Writ appeal is disposed of as above. S.R.Bannurmath, Chief Justice Kurian Joseph, Judge vns/dk