IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 8TH JANUARY 2008 / 18TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 970 of 2008(M) ------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------ P.K. EASSA, S/O.LATE KUNHIMAMMU HAJI, PAROKKOTTU HOUSE, EDATHANATTUKARA P.O., MANNARKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.N.N.SUGUNAPALAN (SR.) SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN SMT.A.R.PRAVITHA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FOREST & WILD LIFE DEPARTMENT,GOVERNMENT OF KERALA GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS/ CUSTODIAN OF ECOLOGICALLY FRAGILE LANDS, ARANYA BHAVAN, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, MANNARKKAD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C) No. 970 OF 2008 M = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 8th January, 2008 J U D G M E N T Ext. P10 is an application filed under Section 19 of the Kerala (Vesting & Management of Ecologically Fragile Land) Act, 2003. It is submitted by the petitioner that following receipt of Ext. P10, the Committee has inspected the land and Ext. P11 report has also been submitted. 2. The prayer in this writ petition is for an expeditious completion of the proceedings pursuant to Ext. P10. Petitioner having filed Ext. P10 and consequential steps have also been taken by the respondents in the matter. Therefore, I dispose of this writ petition directing the 2nd respondent to finalise the proceedings pursuant to Ext. P10 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 6 months of production of a copy of this judgment. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE jan/-