IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 19TH DECEMBER 2007 / 28TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 37681 of 2007(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. NATARAJAN, S/O.MADAN, AGED 39 YEARS, VENATTUKARA MARIYAN VILLA, HOUSE NO.XVII/939, COLONY ROAD, MUNNAR, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 2. P.J.JOY, S/O.P.D.JOSEPH, AGED 58 YEARS, H.NO.IX/1914, COLONY ROAD, MUNNAR, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.N.M.VARGHESE SRI.ROY THOMAS 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 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI D.ANILKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/12/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) 37681 of 2007 ------------------------------------- Dated: December 19, 2007 JUDGMENT The challenge in this writ petition is against Ext.P2 order passed by the 2nd respondent. As rightly pointed out by the learned Government Pleader, in terms of Rule 22 of the Kannan Devan Reservation and Assignment of Vested Lands Rules, 1977, appellate remedy is provided for to the Government. 2. In view of this, without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to proceed with the matter in appeal, this writ petition is closed. In order to enable the petitioner to pursue the matter before the Appellate Authority as above, it is directed that further proceedings pursuant to Ext.P2 will be deferred for three weeks from today. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE WP(C) Page numbers mt/-