IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 10TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 21ST MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 4290 of 2009(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.K. ALAVIKUTTY, S/O. P.K. BEERANKUTTY HAJI, AGED 60 YEARS, PULLEPPADY KAPPATTUTHODY HOUSE, THUVAKKADU, P.O. PANNIPARA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.M.SATHYANATHA MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE THALUK LAND BOARD, ERNAD, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, ERNAD, MALAPPURAM DIST. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, VILLAGE OFFICE, PERAKAMANNA, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. 4. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. MR.P.N.SANTHOSH, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.4290 of 2009 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 10th day of February, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner states that by Ext.P1 order of the Taluk Land Board, his father, late Shri.P.K.Veerankutty Haji, was directed to surrender 1.73 acres of land in R.S.No.497/1 (new R.S.No.151/1, Block No.68) of Perakamanna Village. Subsequently, on the petitioner coming to know about this, he says that he has filed Ext.P4 opting to surrender another property in lieu of the property ordered to be surrendered in Ext.P1. Orders have not been passed on Ext.P4 and it is stated that in the meanwhile steps are being pursued for taking possession of the property as ordered in Ext.P1. It is with that complaint, the writ petition is filed. 2. If as stated by the petitioner, he has filed Ext.P4 opting to surrender another property in lieu of the property mentioned in Ext.P1, the matter is to be considered by the 1st respondent, and this the 1st respondent shall do as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within eight weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. 3. In the meanwhile, it is directed that status quo in so far WP(C) No.4290/2009 -2- as the property in Ext.P1, which is ordered to be taken possession, shall be maintained. 4. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment before the 1st respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg