IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOMAS P.JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH AUGUST 2011 / 2ND BHADRA 1933 OP(C).No. 2793 of 2011(O) ------------------------- TLB.1626/1973 of TALUK LAND BOARD, HOSDRUG .................... PETITIONER: -------------------- N.V.KANNAN NAIR, S/O.LATE PERIAL UKKARAN NAIR, AGED 76 YEARS, EDAPAUZHA, KINANOOR VILLAGE, KASARAGOD DISTRICT-671 314. BY ADV. SRI.K.SHRIHARI RAO SMT.N.SHOBHA SRI.K.S.BALAKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE CHAIRMAN, TALUK LAND BOARD, HOSDURG, P.O.KANHANGAD-671 315. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, HOSDURG TALUK, KANHANGAD, KASARAGOD DISTRICT-671 315. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, KINANOOR VILLAGE, CHOINKODE, P.O.CHAIYOTH, KASARAGOD DISTRICT-671 314. GOVERNMENT PLEADER : ADV.SRI.T P SAJEEV THIS OP (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP(C).No. 2793 of 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE ORDER DTD 08.02.2008 IN C.R.P.NO.963/03 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE THOMAS P JOSEPH, J. ---------------------------------------- O.P(C).No.2793 of 2011 --------------------------------------- Dated this 24th day of August, 2011 JUDGMENT Learned Government Pleader takes notice for the respondent. 2. The prayer in this original petition is for a direction to the first respondent to pass final order on the claim petition filed by the petitioner under Sec.85(8) of the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 (for short, "the Act”) in T.L.B.No.1626/73/HDS as directed by this Court in Ext.P1, judgment within a time frame. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that in Ext.P1, judgment dated February 08, 2008 in C.R.P.No.963 of 2003 this Court has directed the first respondent to dispose of the claim of petitioner as expeditiously as possible. Learned counsel submits that though the said direction was issued on February 08, 2008, so far, no final order has been passed on the claim made under Sec.85(8) of the Act. It is also complained that in the meantime respondents are taking coercive steps against petitioner. 4. Having heard learned counsel and learned Government Pleader, it appears to me that the claim of petitioner has to be disposed of as early as possible. O.P(C).No. 2793 of 2011 -: 2 :- Resultantly this original petition is disposed of reminding the first respondent of the direction contained in Ext.P1, judgment for early disposal of the claim petition filed by the petitioner and directing that first respondent shall dispose of the said claim finally as early as possible having regard to the grievance of petitioner without waiting for any further direction for its time bound disposal. (THOMAS P JOSEPH, JUDGE) Sbna/-