IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 13TH JUNE 2008 / 23RD JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 17696 of 2008(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ STALIN PETER DAVIS, S/O.DAVIS, AGED 38 YEARS, AMBAT HOUSE, ERNAKULAM BY ADV. SRI.BINOY VASUDEVAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, REVENUE(P) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, THRISSUR BY GP. SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C).Nos. 17696, 17697, 17698, 17742 & 17743 OF 2008 = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 13th day of June, 2008. J U D G M E N T In these writ petitions, the respective petitioners filed applications under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order seeking permission to convert wet land as dry land for the purpose of construction for houses. Their grievance is that their applications are not being accepted by the Revenue Divisional Officer on the ground that the Government has directed not to accept or consider applications under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order, since a bill for amendment of the Kerala Land Utilisation order has been introduced in the Assembly on 19.9.2007. The petitioners seek a direction to the concerned Revenue Divisional Officer to consider the applications in accordance with law as it exists today. 2. The learned Government Pleader opposes the writ petition. He would submit that in view of order of the Government, the Revenue Divisional Officer cannot consider applications now. W.P.(C).Nos. 17696, 17697, 17698, 2 17742 & 17743 OF 2008 3. This Court has in several writ petitions held that simply on the ground of introduction of an amendment bill in the Assembly, the respondents cannot refuse to consider applications which have been filed in accordance with law as it exists. Therefore, I am satisfied that the Revenue Divisional Officer concerned is bound to consider the applications submitted by the petitioners under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order. Accordingly, these writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the concerned Revenue Divisional Officer to accept, consider and pass orders on the original of Ext.P1 application in all cases, 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 petitioners are directed to resubmit the applications along with a certified copy of this judgment before the revenue divisional Officer, Palakkad within a period of two weeks for the purpose. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE bkn/-