IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOMAS P.JOSEPH THURSDAY, THE 25TH AUGUST 2011 / 3RD BHADRA 1933 OP(C).No. 2813 of 2011(O) -------------------------------------- OA.120/2010 of LAND TRIBUNAL, TRIVANDRUM .................... PETITIONERS/ADDITIONAL PETITIONERS 2 TO 5: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. MYTHEEN BEEVI, W/O.LATE NOOR MUHAMMED PEERUKANNU, PUTHUVAL PUTHEN VEEDU, SREEKARIYAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. A.NUSAIFA BEEGUM, D/O.LATE NOOR MUHAMMED PEERUKANNU, PUTHUVAL PUTHEN VEEDU, SREEKARIYAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. JAMEELA BEEGUM, D/O.LATE NOOR MUHAMMED PEERUKANNU, PUTHUVAL PUTHEN VEEDU, SREEKARIYAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. P.NAZEER, S/O.LATE NOOR MUHAMMED PEERUKANNU, PUTHUVAL PUTHEN VEEDU, SREEKARIYAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.SAJU.S.A SMT.MEENA.A. RESPONDENT(S): COUNTER PETITIONERS: --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. KRISHNARU RADHAKRISHNARU, SREEKARIYATHU MADOM, SREEKARIYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 017. 2. GOVINDAN POTTY SAMBU POTTY, PUTHEN MADOM, CHERUVICKAL, SREEKARIYAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 017. 3. NAZEEMA BEEVI, D/O.LATE PEERUKANNU, NISHAD MANZIL, CHAVADIMUKKU, SREEKARIYAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 017. tss OPC. NO.2813/2011 4. P.ABDUL RAHIM, S/O.LATE PEERUKANNU, NISHAD MANZIL, CHAVADIMUKKU, SREEKARIYAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 017. 5. P.NAVAZ, S/O.LATE PEERUKANNU, NISHAD MANZIL, CHAVADIMUKKU, SREEKARIYAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 017. 6. M.UMAIFA BEEVI, D/O.LATE PEERUKANNU, NISHAD MANZIL, CHAVADIMUKKU, SREEKARIYAM P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 017. THIS OP (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss OP. C. NO.2813/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE ORDER DT.D 1.4.2008 IN CRP. 72/1996 ON THE FILE OF THE HONOURABLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA. P2:- COPY OF THE IMPLEADING PETITION FILED IN OA. 120/2010 ON THE FILE OF THE LAND TRIBUNAL(ORIGINALY FILED AS OA. 523/1974). RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL:- TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE yss THOMAS P. JOSEPH, J. -------------------------------------- O.P.(C) No.2813 of 2011 -------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of August, 2011. JUDGMENT Petitioners and respondents 3 to 6 are legal heirs of original petitioner in O.A.No.523 of 1974 on the files of the Land Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram, filed under Section 72B of the Kerala Land Reforms Act (for short, “the Act”) claiming fixity of tenure. There were several rounds of litigation and ultimately the matter came to this Court in C.R.P.No.72 of 1996 which this Court disposed of as per Ext.P1, order remitting the case to the Land Tribunal for fresh decision. After remand the Original Application was renumbered as O.A.No.120 of 2010. Grievance of petitioners is that Original Application was filed in the year 1974 and though, it is now clothed with a new number of the year, 2010, the same has not so far been disposed of. 2. Having heard learned counsel I am inclined to think that the proceeding which was initiated in the year, 1974 has to be disposed of as early as possible. I am aware that there could be other work for the Officer who functions as the Land Tribunal. Still, a matter of the year , 1974 cannot be OP(C) No.2813/2011 2 allowed to continue indefinitely. Hence the Land Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram is directed to dispose of O.A.No.120 of 2010 (originally, O.A.No.523 of 1974), as early as possible without waiting for any direction for time bound disposal. Original Petition is disposed of as above. THOMAS P.JOSEPH, Judge. cks