IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 18TH DECEMBER 2008 / 27TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 37402 of 2008(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.K.AHAMMED KABEER, S/O.LATE P.K.MOHAMMED, AKODE, OORKADAVU, VAZHAKKADU, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE CONVENER, STATE EMPOWERED COMMITTEE, CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTER, SPECIAL AFORESTATION & NODAL OFFICER, FOREST HEAD QUARTERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 14. G.P. SHRI.P.K.BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 37402 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 18th day of December, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the owner of a property in which his father had been conducting a saw-mill. The petitioner has submitted an application for NOC for transferring the saw-mill in his name. As per Ext.P4, the Divisional Forest Officer directed the petitioner to file an application before the respondent-State Empowered Committee. The petitioner, therefore, filed Ext.P5 application before the respondent. The petitioner's grievance is that although the same has been received on 8.7.2008, the same has not been considered by the respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P5 and pass orders thereon expeditiously. 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 respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P5, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2