IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 5TH JUNE 2008 / 15TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 16698 of 2008(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ KURIAN GEORGE, AGED 63 YEARS, S/O GEORGE, THEKKINKAD HOUSE,AROOPLACHI, RESIDING AT HOUSE NO.AP VII/409-A, AUGUSTHIAKODE, ANCHAL, PATHANAMTHITTA. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.K.SATHEESH KUMAR SRI.P.P.BIJU RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER,KOLLAM 2. THE TAHSILDAR, PATHANAPURAM TALUK PUNALUR. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, ANCHAL, PUNALUR. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 16698 of 2008 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 5th June, 2008. J U D G M E N T Petitioner claims to be the owner of 90 cents of land in Anchal village. According to him, eastern boundary of his land is a canal and canal puramboke. His grievance in this writ petition is that some persons are trying to convert the canal into a road which, according to the petitioner, would cause inundation of petitioner's property during monsoon. The petitioner therefore wants the canal to be maintained as such. Airing his grievance, he has filed Ext. P4 petition before the 1st respondent. For the present, the petitioner would be satisfied with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P4. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P4 after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and others affected as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within 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 1st respondent for compliance. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/