IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON THURSDAY, THE 17TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 28TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 5085 of 2011(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- P.S.JAYAN, S/O.SREEDHARAN, AGED 39 YEARS, PUTHUKULANGARA, P.O.KUTTOOR, THRISSUR - 680 013. BY ADV. SRI.C.A.CHACKO SRI.N.A.SHAFEEK RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THRISSUR - 680003. 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, THRISSUR - 680003. 4. THE ADDL.TAHSILDAR, THALAPPILLY TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT - 680001. 5. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, VELOOR GROUP VILLAGE OFFICE, THRISSUR - 680001. 6. THE S.I. OF POLICE, ERUMAPETTY POLICE STATION, THRISSUR DISTRICT - 680584. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER ADV. MR. P. NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J. .............................................................................. W.P.(C) No. 5085 OF 2011 ......................................................................... Dated this the 17th February , 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner has approached this Court with the following prayers: “i) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondents 2 and 3 to complete the proceedings against the vehicle bearing Reg. No.KL-08/AG.9983 under the provisions of Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 within a time limit fixed by this Hon'ble Court. ii) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the respondents 2,3 & 6 to release the vehicle bearing No.KL-08/AG.9983 to the petitioner, subject to the decision in proceedings under the Act; and iii) to issue such other reliefs as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of this case.” W.P.(C) No. 5085 OF 2011 2 2. Heard the learned Government Pleader as well 3. In view of the specific nature of the reliefs sought for, this Court does not find it necessary to go into the merits of the case. In the said circumstance, the second respondent is directed to finalise the proceedings, stated as initiated against the petitioner in tune with the provisions of the 'Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008', as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. The petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the Writ Petition before the 2nd respondent for further steps. The Writ Petition is disposed of. P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE. lk