IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON TUESDAY, THE 31ST MAY 2011 / 10TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 5694 of 2010(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- KESAVAN ASARI VIKRAMAN ASARI, VADAKKEMELE PUTHEN VEEDU,THIRUMALA VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.D.SAJEEV SMT.LIGEY ANTONY RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE ADDITIONAL TAHSILDAR,TALUK OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER,THIRUVAMALA VILLAGE,THIRUMALA.P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER ADV. MR. M.H. HANIL KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 31/05/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 5694 of 2010(J) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : TRUE COPY O THE FINAL DE CREE DATED 23.12.1998 IN I.A.No. 2408/1993 IN O.S.NO. 255/1977 ALONG WITH EXT.C1 (a) & C1(b). EXT.P2 : TRUE COPY OF DELIVERY KYCHIT EXECUTED BY THE AMEEN APPOINTED IN E.P.No.22/2033 BY THE 2ND ADDL. MUNSIFF COURT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. EXT.P3 : TRUE COPY OF THE KYCHIT EXECUTED BY THE 2ND DECREE HOLDER IN E.P.NO. 22/2003 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MUNSIFF COURT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. EXT.P4 : TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P5 : TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER BEARING NO.H6-22012/07 DATED 22.11.2007 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ P.S. TO JUDGE. P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J. .............................................................................. W.P.(C) No. 5694 OF 2010 ......................................................................... Dated this the 31st May , 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner has approached this Court with the following prayers: “i) to issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, direction or order commanding the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P4 application after taking note of Rule 3(b), Rule 10(1) and Rule 16 of the Transfer of Registry Rules1966, forthwith. ii) to issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the 2nd respondent to effect mutation and change the patta in favour of the petitioner with respect of the property covered by the decree in O.S.255/1977, Ext. P1 final decree and which delivered to the petitioner as per Ext. P2 delivery kychit withing a time frame. iii) such other appropriate writ order or direction this Honourable Court may deem fit and proper to meet the ends of justice. 2. Urgent notice was ordered by this Court on 22.02.2010. Service is complete. The learned Government Pleader appearing W.P.(C) No. 5694 OF 2010 2 for the respondents submits that Ext. P4 application preferred by the petitioner could be caused to be disposed of by the second respondent, who is the competent authority, within a reasonable time. 3. In the above circumstance, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the second respondent to consider Ext. P4 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and others concerned, if any. The proceedings shall be finalised as above, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. The petitioner shall produce a copy of the judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the second respondent for further steps. P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE. lk