IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 28TH MARCH 2008 / 8TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 23404 of 2003(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. K.P.SURESH BABU, S/O. NARAYANAN, AGED 42 YEARS, KOOTTAPPILLY HOUSE, NAYADIPPARA, KOTTACKAL P.O. 2. SUJATHA BALAKRISHNAN, W/O. BALAKRISHNAN, "SRUTHI", NEAR R.M. HOSPITAL, BAYPOOR, KOZHIKODE. 3. C.UNNIKRISHNAN, CHAKKANTHARAI HOUSE, VATTAMMANNAPURAM P.O., ALANALOOR. 4. SMT,P.KARTHIYAYINI, KOOTTAPPALLY HOUSE, NAYADIPPARA, KOTTAKKAL P.O., MALAPPURAM DIST. 5. M.PADMANABHAN, MADATHODY HOUSE, VATTAMANNAPURAM, ALANALOOR. BY ADV. SRI.T.V.GEORGE RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO FOREST AND WILD LIFE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, C.C.H. OFFICE, TRIVANDRUM. 3. CUSTODIAN OF VESTED FORESTS/ CONSERVATOR OF VESTED FORESTS, PALAKKAD. 4. DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICE, NENMARA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. SMITHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 28/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT OBTAINED BY THE FIRST PETITIONER FROM CHOKKAD VILLAGE OFFICE FOR THE PERIOD 1995,1996 EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT OBTAINED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT OBTAINED BY THE THIRD PETITIONER. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT OBTAINED BY THE FOURTH PETITIONER. EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT OBTAINED BY THE PREDECESSOR OF FIFTH PETITIONER EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN MFA 648 OF 1980 BEFORE THIS HON'BLE COURT DATED 13.11.1985 EXT.P7 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 2.1.2001 EXT.P8 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 8.4.2002 ISSUED BY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, OLAVAKKOD. EXT.P9 TRUE COPY OF THE LIST PREPARED BY CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, OLAVAKKOD EXT.P10 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN OP 24844 OF 2000 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. EXT.P11 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 31.5.2003 ISSUED BY THE PRL.CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS. EXT.P12 TRUE COPY OF ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE KERALA FOREST (VESTING AND MANAGEMENT OF ECOLOGICALLY FRAGILE LANDS) BILL 2001 RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE. C .N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. -------------------------------------------- W.P.C. No. 23404 OF 2003 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT C.N. Ramachandran Nair,J. W.P.C. has become infructuous because the impugned Ordinance, 2000 is superseded by subsequent legislation. The Act provides for constitution of Tribunal to look into the grievance of affected persons. In view of the subsequent development, we close this Writ Petition leaving freedom to the petitioners to make claim before the Tribunal or if justified to challenge the statute. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge. kk 2