IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 28TH JULY 2008 / 6TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 22638 of 2008(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ---------------- AISHA, AGED 42 YEARS, D/O. MAMMUTTY KURICKAL, MAANJERI VEEDU, VALLUVAMBRAM AMSOM, EARANAD TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.A.T.ANILKUMAR RESPONDENTS: -------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY REVENUE SECRETARY, SECRETARIATE, TRIVANDRUM. 2. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PERUNTHALMANNA. 3. THASILDAR, EARANAD TALUK 4. VILLAGE OFFICER, MANJERI. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No. 22638 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT Seeking the relief of permission to convert certain wet land belonging to the petitioner as dry land, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P5 application under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order before the 2nd respondent. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that the same is not being accepted and considered by the 2nd respondent apparently on the ground that the Government has issued a circular directing all Revenue Divisional Officers not to accept such applications in view of the pendency of a bill in the Assembly in respect of 'Protection of Paddy Lands'. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. This Court has in several writ petitions held that pendency of a bill in the Assembly is not a ground for refusing to accept valid applications under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order. The 2nd respondent is bound to accept and consider Ext.P5 application as per the law prevailing. W.P.(c)No.22638/08 2 Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to accept original of Ext.P5 and to pass appropriate orders on the same in accordance with law as prevailing, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 2nd respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.22638/08 3