IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND AUGUST 2007 / 31ST SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 24364 of 2007(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.VASUDEVAN, KALUMPURATH VEEDU, KALLUVAZHI P.O., OTTAPALAM TALUK 679 517. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHEEP ANKARATH RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FOREST, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. CUSTODIAN OF ECOLOGICALLY FRAGILE LAND AND CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, TRIVANDRUM. 3. CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, OLAVAKKODE, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 4. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, FOREST DIVISIONAL OFFICE, PALAKKAD. 5. THE FOREST RANGE OFFICER, FOREST RANGE OFFICE, OTTAPALAM, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY G.P. SHRI.RENJITH THAMPAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/08/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ========================== W.P.(C).No. 24364 of 2007 ========================== Dated this the 22nd day of August, 2007 J U D G M E N T Properties belonging to the petitioner and his wife were notified as Ecologically Fragile Land as per Ordinance 8 of 2000, which became Act 21 of 2005. Pursuant to the application submitted the petitioner, the property was denotified under the Act. The complaint of the petitioner is that in spite of the same, the respondents are not taking further steps in the matter. 2. The learned Special Government Pleader (Forests) submits that appropriate directions have been issued in the matter for complying with the notification and he submits that the process would be completed expeditiously. 3. Having heard both sides, I direct the respondents to complete the process pursuant to the de-notification as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE 2