IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 2ND ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 1267 of 2006(A) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------ K.SOMAN, DARAPPAYIL VEEDU, THIRUPURAM, NEYYATTINKARA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.M.RAMASWAMY PILLAI SRI.P.M.JOSEPH SRI.M.MADHUSOODANAN NAIR RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM . 3. THE TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, NEYYATTINKARA. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.NOBLE MATHEW THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.1267/2006 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE LAND BOARD DT. 21.10.81 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER. P2:- COPY OF THE PATTA DT. 18.11.81. P3:- COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE DIST. COLLECTOR DT. 8.8.90. P4:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT. 20.9.04 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE HONOURABLE MINISTER FOR REVENUE. P4(a):- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CART ON EXT.P4. P5:- COPY OF THE REPLY DT. 9.12.05 SENT BY RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. /TRUE COPY/ P.S. TO JUDGE tss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C) No. 1267 of 2006 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of September, 2008 JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed with the following prayer:- i) to issue a writ of mandamus or order or direction to the respondents to allot the land immediately with a time frame comprised in Sy.Nos.11/39 and 11/30 in Vizhinjam Village, Trivandrum Taluk as stated in Ext.P5. It is stated in the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the second respondent that the petitioner's claim will be considered in top priority, when excess land to the landless people is given in Neyyattinkara Taluk. The writ petition is disposed of making it clear that without considering the case of the petitioner nobody shall be granted any excess land in Neyyattinkara Taluk and with a further direction to take a decision in the case of the petitioner in view of his advanced age within four months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.1267 of 2006 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 24th September, 2008