IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH JULY 2008 / 18TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 18935 of 2008(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ---------------- MUJEEB RAHMAN, S/O. PALAMADATHIL HASSAN PERUVALLUR AMSOM, KERANALLUR DESOM, THRURANGADI TALUK, MALAPPURAM, PERUVALLUR P.O., PIN 673 638 BY ADV. SRI.JOSEPH SEBASTIAN PURAYIDAM SMT.MABLE.C.KURIAN RESPONDENT: ------------------ THE TALUK LAND BOARD, THIRURANGADI REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.18935 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner claims to have purchased certain land, which has now been included in the excess land to be surrendered by one Sri. Narikkuni Edamana Krishnan Namboodiri of Mangalasseri Illam under the Kerala Land Reforms Act. The petitioner would submit that the property in question was assigned by the Land Tribunal, Vengara to the predecessor-in-interest of the petitioner as per Survey No.198/1973 and therefore, the said property could not have been included in the excess land to be surrendered by the said Sri. Narikkuni Edamana Krishnan Namboodiri of Mangalasseri Illam. The petitioner would further submit that the special Deputy Tahsildar, Malappuram had submitted Exts.P10 and P11 reports to the effect that the said property was assigned to the predecessor-in-interest of the petitioner and the transaction between the predecessor-in- interest and the petitioner is legal. W.P.(c)No.18935/08 2 2. The petitioner has filed Exts.P6 to P9 petitions before the Thirurangadi Taluk Land Board under Section 85(8) of the Kerala Land Reforms Act in the matter. The petitioner seeks a direction to the said Taluk Land Board to consider and pass orders on the same expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exts.P6 to P9 petitions in accordance with law, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. If the respondent deems it necessary to the declarant, he may do so. The petitioner shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the respondent for compliance. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.18935/08 3