IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 24TH MARCH 2008 / 4TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 9756 of 2008(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------- P.E. VEMKITARAMAN, S/O. LATE EASWARA IYER, AGED 72 YEARS, VII/841 (3), “ANAGHA', CALICUT BYE PASS ROAD, KALPATHI-PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.BINOY VASUDEVAN RESPONDENTS: ---------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, REVENUE (P) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PALAKKAD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ----------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 9756 OF 2008 ----------------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT Exts.P1 and P2 are the two applications made by the petitioner for conversion of the land mentioned therein, in terms of the provisions contained in the Kerala Land Utilisation Act. Petitioner submits that the 2nd respondent is declining to accept Exts.P1 and P2 for the reason that by Ext.P3, the 1st respondent has directed that applications in the nature of Exts.P1 and P2 shall not be considered. According to the 1st respondent, a legislation modifying the provisions of the Kerala Land Utilisation Order is pending and therefore until then, the requests have to be deferred. 2. In my view, so long as the Land Utilisation Order remains in the statute book concerned, the requests made invoking provisions thereof, are liable to be considered by the 2nd respondent, being the notified authority. Therefore, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing that, it will be open to the petitioner to submit Exts.P1 and P2 before the 2nd respondent along with a copy of this judgment. On receipt of WPC No. 9756 OF 2008 2 the applications from the petitioner, the 2nd respondent shall consider the same on merits and pass appropriate orders thereon as expeditiously as possible. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE ttb WPC No. 9756 OF 2008 3