IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID THURSDAY, THE 29TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 7TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 25766 of 2011(U) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- DINO BABU, AGED 25,S/O.M.P.BABU,RESIDING AT "DILDIN", MULLMANGALAM,ULLAS NAGAR,VADAKKENCHERRY P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT PIN 678 683. BY ADV. SRI.MANJU ANTONEY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT PIN 695 001. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD,OFFICE AT CIVIL STATION (COLLECTORATE), PALAKKAD P.O.,PALAKKAD DISTRICT,PIN 678 001. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.MUHAMMED SHAFI M. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: JJJ WP(C).No. 25766 of 2011(U) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBIT: P1: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 10.02.2011 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE CHIEF MINISTER. P2: COPY OF THE REMINDER DATED 14.7.2011 TO THE CHIEF MINISTER RESPONDENT'S EXHIBIT: NIL / TRUE COPY / P.A. TO JUDGE JJJ HARUN-UL-RASHID, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 25766 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of September 2011. JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed for a direction commanding the respondents to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exts.P1 and P2 representations within a time frame fixed by this Court and for other incidental reliefs. 2. When the matter was taken up for consideration today in the admission list, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Exts.P1 and P2 representations, addressed to the Chief Minister of Kerala, is pending consideration and requests this Court to issue appropriate orders directing the Secretary Local Self Government Department to consider and dispose of Exts.P1 and P2 representations within a time frame. 3. In the facts and circumstances as stated above, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Secretary to Local Self W.P.(C) No.25766/2011 2 Government Department to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exts.P1 and P2 representations 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. The petitioner shall produce a copy of the judgment along with a copy of the writ petition and copies of Exts. P1 and P2 before the Secretary, Local Self Government Department, Government Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram within ten days of receipt of a copy of this judgment. HARUN-UL-RASHID JUDGE al