IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 15TH OCTOBER 2009 / 23RD ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 26082 of 2009(E) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------------- GEORGE, SON OF PAILY, AGED 60 YEARS, PUTHULLI HOUSE, VANIYAMPARA, THRISSUR. BY ADV. MR.P.R.VENKETESH RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ 1. WILD LIFE WARDEN, PEECHI, THRISSUR TALUK. 2. ASST.WILD LIFE WARDEN, PEECHI. 3. SPECIAL TAHSILDAR, LAND ASSIGNMENT, THRISSUR. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.ANILKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss P.N.RAVINDRAN,J. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.26082 of 2009 - E ---------------------------------------- Dated 15th October, 2009 Judgment The petitioner obtained assignment of 2 acres 36 cents of land as per Ext.P1 patta. The petitioner's grievance is that though he had submitted Ext.P2 application before the Assistant Wild Life Warden for permission to cut and remove three rosewood trees standing therein, the said application has not been considered or orders passed thereon. 2. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits that the petitioner has not submitted an application in the form prescribed in rule 3 (b) (i) of the Kerala Promotion of Tree Growth in Non-forest Land Rules, 2006 and that if such an application is filed, the respondent will consider the same and pass orders thereon in accordance with law. He submits that the Assistant Wild Life Warden, the second respondent in this writ petition is the competent authority to entertain such an application. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that after this writ petition was filed, W.P.(C) No.26082/2009 2 an application in the prescribed form was submitted on 20.2.2009. In the light of the said submissions, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to consider the application, if any, submitted by the petitioner under rule 3 (b) (i) of the Kerala Promotion of Tree Growth in Non-forest Land Rules, 2006 and pass orders thereon within one month from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him. P.N.RAVINDRAN Judge vaa