IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 11TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 20TH BHADRA 1929 WP(C).No. 26906 of 2007(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ DENNY THOMAS, S/O.THOMAS, KAYANATTU HOUSE, NAZERATH ROAD, ALUVA (PO), ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.K.ABDUL RAHIM RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY TO REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE TALUK LAND BOARD, MUKUNDAPURAM, REP.BY ITS CHAIRMAN DEPUTY COLLECTOR (LAND REFORMS), CIVIL STATION, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR. 3. THE ADDITIONAL THAHASILDAR, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, TALUK OFFICE, IRINJALAKUDA (PO), THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 26906 of 2007 -------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of September, 2007 J U D G M E N T Exhibit P4 is a notice issued by the 3rd respondent calling upon the petitioner to surrender 27 cents of land. According to the 3rd respondent, this land was declared as excess land by the Taluk Land Board. Petitioner submitted Exhibit-P5 asserting his rights to retain the land and claiming the benefit of Section 7 E introduced by the Kerala Land Reforms (Amendment) Act, 2005. He also states that he is entitled to pursue his remedies before the authorities under the said Act. In order to pursue the remedies he sought details about the proceedings before the Taluk Land Board in respect of the land in question. As the details sought were not forthcoming, this writ petition has been filed praying, inter alia, to direct the respondents to furnish the details for the aforesaid purposes. 2. Now, in response to Exhibit-P4 petitioner has filed Exhibit-P5 to the 3rd respondent. It is only proper that the 3rd respondent considers Exhibit-P5 and furnish the details sought for, if those are available. W.P ( C) No. 26906 of 2007 2 Accordingly, I dispose of this writ petition directing the 3rd respondent to consider Exhibit-P5 after verifying the records in his office and furnish information as sought for, as expeditiously as possible, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In the meanwhile, I also direct that steps for dis-possession of the petitioner as mentioned in Exhibit-P5 shall be kept in abeyance. The petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment before the 3rd respondent, for compliance. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No. 26906 of 2007 2 K.THANKAPPAN,J CRL.A. NO.92 OF 1999 ORDER 25th May, 2007