IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 14TH JULY 2008 / 23RD ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 21145 of 2008(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ JOHNSON, S/O.MICHAEL, PULICKAL HOUSE, EDAD P.O., ELAPPALLY VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.M.TOMY SRI.MATHEW SKARIA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SUB COLLECTOR (REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER), THE SUB COLLECTOR'S OFFICE, IDUKKI. 2. THE THASILDAR, THODUPUZHA TALUK, THODUPUZHA P.O. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, ARAKKULAM VILLAGE OFFICE, ARAKKULAM P.O., THODUPUZHA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ============== W.P.(C).No. 21145 OF 2008 ==================== Dated this the 14th day of July, 2008. J U D G M E N T Petitioner has filed Ext.P7 application under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order seeking permission to convert certain wet lands belonging to him as dry land. Petitioner seeks expeditious disposal of the same. 2. Learned Government Pleader would submit that in view of the Government Circular which prohibits acceptance and consideration of similar applications, in view of the pendency of a Bill in the Assembly in respect of protection of paddy lands, the said application cannot be considered. 3. This court has in several writ petitions taken a view that pendency of a bill in the Assembly cannot be a ground for not accepting or postponing consideration of applications filed under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order as it stands presently. In the above circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 application submitted by the petitioner, as W.P.(C).No. 21145 OF 2008 2 expeditiously as possible, at nay rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, without reference to the Government Circular or the pendency of the bill in the Assembly. The petitioner shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 1st respondent for compliance. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE bkn/-