IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 21ST JANUARY 2010 / 1ST MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 37400 of 2009(T) -------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ---------------- 1. VIJAYAKUMAR, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O.GOVINDAN NAIR, VELUTHEDATH HOUSE, ANTHIMAHAKALANKAVU, P.O.CHELAKKARA. 2. GIRIJA, AGED 41 YEARS, W/O.VIJAYAKUMAR, VELUTHEDATH HOUSE, ANTHIMAHAKALANKAVU, P.O.CHELAKKARA. BY MR.K.B.MOHANDAS, ADVOCATE. MR.LELLULAL T.G.THUNDATHIL, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE LAND REVENUE COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, THRISSUR-3. 3. TAHSILDAR, THALAPPILLY TALUK, P.O.WADAKKANCHERY, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 4. NARAYANANKUTTY, PRESIDENT, ANTHIMAHAKALANKAVU, KURUMALA DESOM, VELA COMMITTEE, S/O.KRISHNANKUTTY NAIR, KIZHUPATT HOUSE, KURUMALA, P.O.CHELAKKARA, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 5. GOVINDANKUTTY NAIR, S/O.PARAMESWARA MENON, VILLADATH HOUSE, PRESIDENT, ANTHIMAHAKALANKAVU, PANGARAPPILLY DESAM, VELA COMMITTEE, ANTHIMAHAKALANKAVU, P.O.CHELAKKARA THRISSUR DISTRICT. WP(C).No. 37400/2009 ...2... 6. V.KRISHNAN NAIR, S/O.LAKSHMY AMMA, VELUTHEDATHU HOUSE, P.O.PANGARAPPILLY, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 7. CHAKKIAMMA, D/O.AYYAPPAN, KANJIRATHINGAL HOUSE, PANGARAPPILLY P.O., THALAPPILLY TALUK. 8. PUSHPALATHA, D/O.AYYAPPAN, KANJIRATHINGAL HOUSE, PANGARAPPILLY P.O., THALAPPILLY TALUK. 9. SARADA, W/O.GOPINADHAN NAIR, ANIL KOTTAGE, PANGARAPPILLY P.O., THALAPPILLY TALUK. 10. GOPAL G., S/O.GOPINATHAN NAIR, ANIL KOTTAGE, PANGARAPPILLY P.O., THALAPPILLY TALUK. 11. HARIGOPINATHAN, S/O.GOPINATHAN NAIR, ANIL KOTTAGE, PANGARAPPILLY P.O., D/O.AYYAPPAN, KANJIRATHINGAL HOUSE, PANGARAPPILLY P.O., THALAPPILLY TALUK. 12. RAJAGOPALAN, S/O.RAMAKRISHNAN NAIR, KONNANATHU HOUSE, PANGARAPPILLY P.O., D/O.AYYAPPAN, KANJIRATHINGAL HOUSE, PANGARAPPILLY P.O., THALAPPILLY TALUK. 13. SIVAKUMAR, S/O.AMMINIAMMA, KIZHOOPPADE HOUSE, PANGARAPPILLY P.O., THALAPPILLY TALUK. 14. SOUDAMINI, W/O.SIVAKUMAR, KIZHOOPPADE HOUSE, PANGARAPPILLY P.O., THALAPPILLY TALUK. 15. DEVADAS, S/O.KOCHAMMA, KIZHIYAPPATT HOUSE, VADAKKETHARA, PAZHAYANNUR. 16. PUSHPALATHA, W/O.DEVADAS, KIZHIYAPPATT HOUSE, VADAKKETHARA, PAZHAYANNUR. 17. SHAIK MUHAMMADALI, S/O.SHAIK BABJAN SAHIB, KAYANIKKAPARAMBIL, PANAGARAPPILLY, THALAPPILLY TALUK. WP(C).No. 37400/2009 ...3... 18. RAMANKUTTY, S/O.CHAMI, THADATHIL HOUSE, PANGARAPPILLY P.O., THALAPPILLY TALUK. 19. DEVAKI, W/O.RAMANKUTTY, THADATHIL HOUSE, PANGARAPPILLY P.O., THALAPPILLY TALUK. 20. UNNIKRISHNAN, S/O.ACHU, MULLAKKAL HOUSE PANGARAPPILLY P.O., THALAPPILLY TALUK. 21. PETER, S/O.PAULOSE, KOCHAMKUDIYIL HOUSE PANGARAPPILLY P.O., THALAPPILLY TALUK. 22. RAJU NIRAPPATH, S/O.ANTONY, PANGARAPPILLY P.O., THALAPPILLY TALUK. BY MR.P. NARAYANAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.37400 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of January, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioners are husband and wife. The petitioners between themselves own and enjoy different items of properties in various survey numbers in Pangarappilly village. According to the petitioners, the properties are lying contiguously within the same holding, the total extent being 1 Acre 18 cents. The above said 118 cents and other adjoining properties were ancestral properties of the 1st petitioner's Tharawad during the years 1950 onwards. 2. The petitioners are aggrieved by Exhibit P11 order passed by the Land Revenue Commissioner whereby the Commissioner directed the Revenue Divisional Officer to restore the property as paddy land. The allegation is that the petitioners have cultivated the property with Rubber. The same is confined to 1.18 Acres of the property. The proceedings were initiated by the Tahsildar under the Kerala Land Utilization Order. W.P.(C) No.37400/2009 2 3. Challenging Exhibit P11, the 1st petitioner has filed a revision petition before the Government as per Exhibit P13. The same has been produced along with I.A.No.838/2010. It is prayed that the revision petition may be directed to be disposed of within a time frame. It is also prayed that the Government may be directed to consider the application for stay pending consideration of the revision petition. There will be a direction to the Secretary to Government, Department of Land Revenue to consider the application for stay (produced as Exhibit P14 here) submitted by the petitioner along with Exhibit P13 within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Till orders are passed in the stay petition, further action pursuant to Exhibit P11 will be kept in abeyance. The petitioners will produce a copy of the writ petition along with copy of this judgment for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp