IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 22ND JUNE 2010 / 1ST ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 19356 of 2010(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. MUNNU JOHN, KOITHARA HOUSE, NEAR HOC TOWNSHIP, IRIMPANAM. 2. MARTI VARGHESE, AZIKKATH HOUSE, TRIPUNITHURA. 3. LOVELY P.A., KUREEKAPARAMBIL HOUSE, THIRUVANKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.S.M.PREM SMT.K.P.SANTHI SRI.P.K.NIJOY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, CHOTTANIKKARA. 4. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, KANAYANNUR. BY GOVT.PLEADER SHRI P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.19356 of 2010 --------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 22nd DAY OF JUNE, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioners are having ownership and enjoyment of 1.85 Ares of land comprised in Block No.12, re-survey Nos.119/1 and 124/5 of Kanayannur Village. In the Village records, the properties have been shown as 'nilam'. The petitioners purchased the property for the purpose of creating an approach road to the landed properties which is shows as 'purayidom' in the Village records. It is pointed out that the petitioners have filed an application before the District Collector under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order seeking for permission for conversion of the above extent of property, Exhibit P1 being the application. The application was forwarded to the Village Officer, who has filed Exhibit P2 report before the District Collector. 2. It is submitted that the matter is pending without any adjudication. According to the petitioners, the property is a dry land and even though it is described as 'nilam' in the Village records, there is no cultivation of paddy in the property. W.P.(C)No.19356/10 -2- 3. There will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to take a decision on Exhibit P1 after hearing the petitioner, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of the Writ Petition along with a copy of this judgment for compliance. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. dsn