IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 22ND FEBRUARY 2008 / 3RD PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 6211 of 2008(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ PANKAJAKSHI, W/O. RAMAKRISHNAN, AGED 60 YEARS, PAYALIL, MUNDANKANDATH, PUDUPARIYARAM, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BINOY VASUDEVAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, REVENUE (P) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PALAKKAD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) 6211 & 6222 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated: February 22, 2008 JUDGMENT In these writ petitions, petitioners have made applications under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order. According to the petitioners the applications which have been made to the 2nd respondent are declined to be considered for the reason that the 2nd respondent has issued Ext.P3 order stating that in view of the pendency of a bill in the legislature, applications under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order shall not be considered. It is on account of this situation these writ petitions have been filed. 2. The legislation mentioned in Ext.P3 has not come into force. It still remains as a bill. If that be so, the so called bill cannot be a reason for declining to consider the statutory applications made under the provisions of the Kerala Land Utilisation Order. In my view, the applications made by the WP(C) 6211 & 6222 of 2008 Page numbers petitioners in these cases, invoking the provisions of the Kerala Land Utilisation Order have to be considered by the 2nd respondent, being the notified authority. Therefore these writ petitions are disposed of directing that irrespective of Ext.P3 communication issued by the 1st respondent, the 2nd respondent shall consider the applications made by the petitioners under the provisions of the Kerala Land Utilisation Order. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE mt/-