IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH JANUARY 2010 / 23TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 605 of 2010(A) ----------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- SMT.SARADA NARAYANAN, W/O.MUNIYANDI, AGED 57 YEARS, HOUSE NO.XVII/922, IKKA NAGAR, MUNNAR P.O. BY MR.N.M.VARGHESE, ADVOCATE. MR.ROY THOMAS, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI DISTRICT, COLLECTORATE, KUYILIMALA, IDUKKI. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, DEVIKULAM TALUK, DEVIKULAM, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY MR.M.P.SREEKRISHNAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.605 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th day of January, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein seeks for a direction to the 2nd respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P10 application for assignment of land filed under the Kerala Land Assignment Rules. The petitioner claims to be residing in the very same property. 2. By Exhibit P9 order, the Government found that the petitioner is an encroacher. It was made clear by the Government in the said order that if at all the petitioner is landless and eligible as per rules, she can file an application before the District Collector in the required proforma and the District Collector will consider her case on merit. Subsequent to the same, Exhibit P10 application has been filed by the petitioner before the District Collector, 2nd respondent herein. All that the petitioner seeks is for a direction to the 2nd respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P10 within a time frame. W.P.(C) No.605/2010 2 Heard the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. There will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P10 in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. In the meanwhile, there will not be any forcible eviction of the petitioner from the property. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of this judgment before the 2nd respondent. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp