IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 26TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 5TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 12007 of 2009(U) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- PAUL SUNDAR, S/O.KARUTHIDAYAN, GOOD NEWS BHAVAN, KAIPPANCHERRY, SULTHAN BATHERY, WAYANADU. BY ADV. MR.LALJI P.THOMAS. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REP. BY SECRETARY, REVENUE SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WAYANADU DISTRICT, KALPETTA. 3. TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICER, SULTHAN BATHERY, WAYANADU DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER P.N. SANTHOSH. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/11/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN,J. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.12007 of 2009 - U ---------------------------------------- Dated 26th November, 2009 Judgment The petitioner is the Secretary/Treasurer of Indian Evangelical Lutheran Church Trust Association . The said Association is in possession of a large tract of land as per registered sale deed No.1001 of 1953 of Sub Registry Office, Vythiri. Besides the said parcel of land, the Association is also in possession of 38 cents of poramboke land. With a view to obtain the said parcel of land on assignment, the petitioner submitted Ext.P2 application dated 16.4.1997 to the third respondent for assignment under the Kerala Government Land Assignment Act, 1960 and the Rules framed thereunder. The petitioner contends that though the said application was received by the third respondent, till date, notwithstanding Ext.P4 reminder, orders have not been passed thereon. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to issue orders assigning the land to the Association. 2. Though this writ petition was admitted on 25.5.2009 W.P.(C) No.12007/2009 2 and the respondents have been served, they have not, notwithstanding the directions issued by this Court on 23.7.2009, filed a counter affidavit. The respondents have not so far denied having received the original of Ext.P2 application or Ext.P4 letter dated 27.3.2003. The respondents have also not stated whether the application stands rejected. In such circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the competent authority among the respondents to consider Ext.P2 application in the light of Ext.P4 representation and pass orders thereon expeditiously and in any event, within six months from the on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before the District Collector, Wayanad. P.N.RAVINDRAN Judge vaa