IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 8TH JANUARY 2010 / 18TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 593 of 2010(Y) ------------------------ PETITIONER: --------------- SABU PAUL, AGED 38 YEARS S/O.PAUL, PAANIKULANGARA VEEDU OLANGAD, VARAPUZHA PO, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.N.SURESH RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR ERNAKULAM. BY SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rkc T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.593 of 2010-Y - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 8th day of January, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner claims to be the absolute owner and in possession and enjoyment of 5.200 cents of land comprised in Sy. Nos.369/2, 369/4, (Re- survey 362/14) of Kadamakkudi Village, Kanayannur Taluk. Ext.P1 is the copy of the sale deed by which the petitioner purchased the said property. When the petitioner sought for mutation, the application was rejected on 21.5.2008 by the Village Officer on the strength of a Govt. Order dated 31.1.2008. Even though an appeal was filed, that was rejected by the Tahsildar. Thereafter, the petitioner filed Ext.P3 revision before the District Collector. It is averred that the same is pending as L-3-63896/2008. 2. Seeking for a direction to the District Collector to take a decision on Ext.P3, this writ petition has been filed. Since Ext.P3 is evidently filed in October 2008, the petitioner is entitled for a direction to dispose of the same within a time frame. Therefore, there will be a direction to the second respondent to take a decision on Ext.P3 after hearing the petitioner, within four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, if it is not already disposed of. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/