IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 25TH OCTOBER 2011 / 3RD KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 23457 of 2011(F) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. THANKAM.B.MENON,AGED 78,W/O.LATE CAPT.T.R.B.MENON,RESIDING AT ANAND KALAM,KANJIKODE WEST NEAR PREMIER MILLS,KANJIKODE, PALAKKAD. 2. NARENDRAN @ ANANDAN, AGED 38 YEARS,S/O.LATE TRB MENON, R/AT ANAND KALAM,KANJIKODE WEST NEAR PREMIER MILLS, KANJIKODE,PALAKKAD,PETITIONERS REPRESENTED BY THEIR P.A/H ASHRAF,AGED 30 YEARS,S/O.MOIDU, METHALEKUZHIKANDIYIL(H),VALAYAM AMSOM,KUYTHERI DESOM,VADAKARA TALUK,KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.RAJENDRAN NAIR SRI.K.MUHAMMED SALAHUDHEEN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REP.BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA,FOREST AND WILD LIFE DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.695 001 2. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, HEAD QUARTERS,FOREST OFFICE, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.PIN-695 001 3. THE CONSERVATOR AND CUSTODIAN OF VESTED FORESTS, OLAVAKODE CIRCLE,OLAVAKODE, PALAKKAD.PIN-678 002 BY SPL.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.JAMES KURIAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/10/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.23457/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE PARTITION DEED NO.2878 OF S.R.O. PALAKKAD DATED 11/9/1971 EXECUTED BY AMMUKUTTY AMMA AND PARUKUTTY MANNADISSIAR. P2 COPY OF THE WILL EXECUTED BY AMMUKUTTY AMMA IN FAVOUR OF CAPT.B.K.MENON DATED 13/11/1990. P3 COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 5/9/89 IN CIVIL APPEAL NOS.3694-3695 OF 1989 OF THE HONOURABLE SUPREME COURT. P4 COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 19/9/2000. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO.JUDGE sts ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 23457 of 2011 F ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 25th day of October, 2011 J U D G M E N T ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ In this writ petition filed on 26.08.2011, petitioners challenge Ext.P4 notification dated 19.09.2000, which was issued under Ordinance No.8/2000 vesting with the Government of Kerala the properties mentioned therein as ecologically fragile land. There is absolutely no explanation, much less any satisfactory explanation, for the long and unexplained delay in filing this writ petition. 2. When the matter was taken up, learned counsel for the petitioners contended that the petitioners have been making representations in the matter. However, such non statutory representations will not save the petitioners from the inordinate delay that has already caused. Therefore, I am not inclined to entertain this writ petition long after 11 years. Writ petition fails and accordingly, it is dismissed. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks/25/10