IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 12TH JUNE 2008 / 22ND JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 17511 of 2008(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- 1. G.AJITHKUMAR, S/O.C.S.GOVINDA PILLAI VAISAKHAM ARAFA NAGAR, SOUTH KALAMASSERY 2. R.MURALI MOHAN, S/O.N.RAGHAVA KURUP, MURALI BHAVAN, PALLIKKAL, ADOOR 3. K.JAYACHANDRAN UNNITHAN, S/O.KRISHNA PILLAI, KANIYARETHU VEEDU, EVAYOOR NORTH, ADOOR 4. R.RAMESH, S/O.RAMAKRISHNAN, ARCHITECT. MIDUNAM, NELLIMALA MUVATTUPUZHA 5. P.T.SUBHASH, S/O.THANKAPPAN, POTTAKANAL VEEDU, KEEZHTHANAL VEEDU, KEEZHTHADIYOOR, PALA BY ADV. SRI.K.RAVIKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI 2. TAHSILDAR, UDUMBANCHOLA 3. VILLAGE OFFICER, CHINNAKKANAL VILLAGE BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No. 17511 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT Against orders passed under the Kerala Land Conservancy Act directing the petitioners to vacate the property owned by them on the ground that they are occupying Government land, the petitioners have filed Ext.P7 appeal before the 1st respondent along with a stay petition attached thereto. The petitioners seek a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 expeditiously and to stay further proceedings pursuant to the order of eviction in the meanwhile. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with the following directions. The 1st respondent shall consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 appeal as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The District Collector shall also pass orders on the W.P.(c)No.17511/08 2 stay petition filed along with the appeal expeditiously. Till orders are passed on the stay petition, further coercive proceedings for eviction shall be kept in abeyance. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd