IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 27TH MAY 2008 / 6TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 14264 of 2008(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SAIFUNNISA, AGED 60 YEARS, D/O ALI, PAZHAYAKATH HOUSE, KANNATTIPADI P.O., VENGARA, MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.A.T.ANILKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM. 3. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, THIRUR. 4. TAHSILDAR, THIRUR ANGADI. 5. VILLAGE OFFICER, VENGARA, MALAPPURAM. BY GP. SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/05/2008 , THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C).No. 14264 OF 2008 = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 27th day of May, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner seeks permission to convert a part of her wet land into dry land for the purpose of construction of a house. Seeking permission for doing so, the petitioner has filed Ext.P2 application under Kerala Land Utilisation Order before the 3rd respondent. Petitioner seeks expeditious disposal of the same. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. When a party approaches the 3rd respondent with an application under the Kerala Land Utilization Order, the 3rd respondent has a duty to consider and pass orders on the same expeditiously. Therefore, I direct the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 application submitted by the petitioner as expeditiously as possible at any rate within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 3rd respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE bkn/-