IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 18TH MAY 2010 / 28TH VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 14753 of 2010(T) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- THE COCHIN TIMBER MERCHANTS SAW MILL OWNERS ASSOCIATION, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT. BY ADV. SRI.T.M.ABDUL LATHEEF SRI.K.ACHANKUNJU RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FOREST DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, FLYING SQUAD, PALARIVATTOM, COCHIN - 682 015. 3. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.BENNY VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 14753 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 18th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is an association of timber merchants and saw mill owners at Kochi. Till recently for obtaining permission etc. from the forest authorities in respect of their business, the members of the petitioner needed to approach the office which was situated in Ernakulam in the office of the Divisional Forest Officer, Flying Squad Office, Palarivattom. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that now the said office is proposed to be shifted to Kothamangalam. Petitioner submits that, such shifting would cause great inconvenience and hardship to the members of the petitioner's association. In the above circumstances the petitioner has filed Ext.P2 representation before the Government. Petitioner seeks expeditious disposal of the same. W.P.(C)No. 14753 of 2010 -2- 2. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submits that no office has been shifted as such but there was only a rearrangement of duties of officers and the particular duties have been assigned to the officers of the Malayattoor Division. 3. I am not going into the merits of the contentions since Ext.P2 is pending. 4. I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/