IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 3RD SEPTEMBER 2010 / 12TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 23833 of 2010(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- A.M.IBRAHIM,AGED 51 YEARS, S/O.MOHAMMED,RESIDING AT ALAMPADY,MUTTATHODY VILLAGE,KASARAGOD DISTRIC T. BY ADV. SRI.K.SHRIHARI RAO SMT.N.SHOBHA SRI.K.S.BALAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE,KASARAGOD-671121. 2. THE TAHSILDAR,TAHSILDAR OFFICE, KASARAGOD-671121. MR.P.N.SANTHOSH, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.23833 of 2010 (D) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 3rd day of September, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is the purchaser of a plot of land from the assignee in LA No.19/71/Thekkil and LA No.256/78/Thekkil. The petitioner applied to the 2nd respondent for certified copies of the patta and sketch relating to the aforesaid proceedings. However, these documents were not issued on the basis that the original LA files were misplaced. It is with this grievance, the writ petition has been filed. 2. Although the files were misplaced as stated above, instruction of the Government Pleader indicates that the Tahsildar, the 2nd respondent herein, has collected details from the Village office, Thekkil. If that be so, it will be possible for the Tahsildar to reconstruct the files and pass orders on the request made by the petitioner. Therefore, I dispose of the writ petition directing that the 2nd respondent shall consider the request of the petitioner for issuance WP(C) No.23833/2010 -2- of the copies of the documents sought for by him and pass appropriate orders in the matter. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within four weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg