IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 15TH JANUARY 2009 / 25TH POUSHA, 1930 WP(C).No. 1562 of 2009(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. V.K. JIFRY, S/O. V.P. KOCHU MUHAMMED, VELIYATHU KUDIYIL HOUSE, MARKET P.O., MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DIST. 2. P.S. BASHEER, S/O. P.N. SEETHI, PATTALAI KUDIYIL HOUSE, MARKET P.O., MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DIST. 3. HUMAYOON KABEER N.M., S/O. MUHAMMED SHAFFI, NAYIKANMAVUKUDIYIL HOUSE, MARKET P.O., MUVATTUPUZHA, ERNAKULAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.K.JAJU BABU SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, MUVATTUPUZHA. 2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, VELLORKUNNAM VILLAGE, MUVATTUPUZHA. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. SUDHA DEVI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC,J. ----------------------- W.P.(C).No.1562 OF 2009 ------------------------ Dated this the 15th day of January, 2009. JUDGMENT Prayer in this writ petition is to direct the first respondent to consider Ext.P2 an application made by the petitioners seeking permission for conversion of a portion of 87.750 cents of land shown as Paddy filed and situated in survey Nos.655/8A and 651/8-1 of Vellurkunnam Village. According to the petitioners such conversion is necessitated for construction of an access road to his garden land. If as stated by the petitioner Ext.P2 has been made to the Ist respondent, it is for him to consider the same on merits in the light of Ext.P3 report. This the first respondent shall do as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within 6 weeks from the date of production of a copy of the judgment. An order shall be passed taking into account the principles laid down in the judgment in Jayakrishnan v. District Collector and others (2008(4) KHC 514). Writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/