IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 13TH AUGUST 2010 / 22ND SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 11984 of 2010(W) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------------- 1. K.VAMADEVAN, AGED 73 YEARS, S/O.KUNJACHAN, RESIDING AT T.C.14/785 PRAVAH, OBSERVATORY LANE, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. M.PRASANNA, AGED 65 YEARS, W/O.K.VAMADEVAN, RESIDING T.C.14/785. PRAVAH,OBSERVATORY LANE, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.A.BALAGOPALAN, SRI.A.RAJAGOPALAN, SRI.M.S.IMTHIAS AHAMMED, SRI.K.SANEESH KUMAR, SMT. KALA G.NAMBIAR. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,COLLECTORATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DIRECTOR, SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. TAHSILDAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM TALUK. 5. SUPERINTENDENT OF SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS RESURVEY,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. V. MANU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.11984/2010 W APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE SALE DEED NO.827/1972 OF SRO, CHALA. P2: COPY OF THE PATTA NO.B13.87066/05 DTD. 15/05/2006. P3: COPY OF THE BASIC TAX PAID RECEIPT NO.0282242 DTD. 2/08/2008 ISSUED BY THE VILLAGE OFFICER, THYCAUD. P4: COPY OF THE COMPLAINT SUBMITTED BY THE FIRST PETITIONER DTD. 27/06/2007 BEFORE THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR. P5: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION BEARING NO.AC 3.917/2007 DTD.7/07/2007 ISSUED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR TO THE 5TH RESPONDENT AND RECEIVED TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. P6: COPY OF THE FIELD ABSTRACT ALONG WITH THE SKETCH OF RESURVEY NO.11 IN BLOCK NO.5 (OLD SURVEY NO.87/2 AND 90) ISSUED BY THE VILLAGE OFFICE, THYCAUD, DTD. 16/06/2008. P7: COPY OF THE COMPLAINT SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS TO THE 5TH RESPONDENT DTD. 18/06/2008. P8: COPY OF LETTER DTD. 16/12/2008 ISSUED BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. P9: COPY OF THE PETITION SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER BEFORE THE SURVEY ADALATH TOGETHER WITH THE RECEIPT ISSUED BY THE SURVEY ADALATH OFFICER DTD. 9/01/2009. P10: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER BEFORE 3RD RESPONDENT DTD. 28/01/2009. P11: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER BEFORE THE REVENUE SECRETARY DTD. 11/02/2009. P12: COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT CARD DTD. 12/2/2009 SHOWING RECEIPT OF EXHIBIT P11. P13: COPY OF THE NOTICE NO.H7/8665/2009 DTD. 28/07/2009 ISSUED BY THE ADDITIONAL TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. P14: COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE FIRST PETITIONER TO THE ADDITIONAL TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DTD. 8/09.2009. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 11984 of 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 13th day of August, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioners desires to have survey and demarcation of boundaries of the petitioners' property done, in respect of which, Ext.P13 notice has been issued by the 4th respondent. Petitioners seek a direction to the 4th respondent to complete the proceedings initiated by Ext.P13 expeditiously. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 4th respondent to complete the proceedings initiated by Ext.P13 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/