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. 17655 of 2008(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ BENOY K.MATHEW, AGED 38, S/O.MATHEW KATTAPPURATH, ELANJI VILLAGE MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM BY ADV. SRI.P.V.GEORGE(PUTHIYIDAM) SRI.A.R.GEORGE RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY (REVENUE DEPARTMENT), GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM KAKKANADU, ERNAKULAM 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, MUVATTUPUZHA 4. VILLAGE OFFICER, ELANJI VILLAGE OFFICE, ELANJI PO., 5. PRINCIPAL AGRICULTURAL OFFICER CIVIL STATION, ERNAKULAM 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).No. 17655 OF 2008 = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 13th day of June, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner submits that he has filed Ext.P3 application under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order before the 4th respondent seeking permission to convert his wet land into dry land for the purpose of construction of a house. Petitioner's grievance is that the same is not being considered apparently on the basis of a Government direction directing the RDOs not to process such applications in view of the pendency of a bill for amendment of the Kerala Land Utilisation Order before the Assembly. 2. In several writ petitions this court has held that such applications cannot be rejected on that ground and the RDOs were directed to accept such applications and dispose of such applications as per the law as it stands today. Accordingly, in this writ petition also there will be a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 application submitted by the petitioner in accordance with the law as it stands today, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, W.P.(C).No. 17655 OF 2008 2 without reference to the Government direction or pendency of the amendment bill. The petitioner shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 3rd respondent for compliance. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE bkn/-