IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2008 / 13TH PHALGUNA 1929 OP.No. 16762 of 2001(U) ----------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------ 1. STAPHEN PUNNAN, SON OF P.V. PUNNAN, COLERIE ESTATE, MEPPADY P.O., SOUTH WAYANAD. 2. PAUL PUNNAN, SON OF P.V. PUNNAN, COLERIE ESTATE, MEPPADY P.O., SOUTH WAYANAD. BY ADV. SRI.M.C.JOHN SRI.JESWIN P.VARGHESE RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (PROTECTION), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS, VESTED FOREST CIRCLE, OLAVAKODE, PALAKKAD. 4. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, SOUTH WAYANAD DIVISION, WAYANAD. 5. THE FOREST RANGE OFFICER, MEPPADY, WAYANAD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. SMITHA THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/03/2008, ALONG WITH WPC 5678 OF 2004 AND CONNECTED CASES THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2 ORDER ON CMP 26762 OF 2001 IN OP 16762 OF 2001 DISMISSED 3.3.2008 SD/-C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. SD/-T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 3.6.81 IN OA 23 OF 1979 OF THE FOREST TRIBUNAL, KOZHIKODE. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN MFA NO. 475/81 DATED 5.6.1986 EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 19.12.97 IN OP 5072 OF 1993 EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF SKETCH DATED 22.4.1996 EXT.P5 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 16.7.1998 IN CMP 21509 OF 1998 IN OP 5072 OF 1993 EXT.P6 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WA 2281 OF 1998 DATED 29.10.1998 EXT.P7 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WA 2761 OF 1998 DATED 10.8.1999 EXT.P8 TRUE COPY OF THE ;POSSESSION CERTIFICATE DATED 12.5.1998 ISSUED BY THE TAHSILDAR VYTHIRI TALUK. EXT.P9 TRUE COP OF THE TAX RECEIPT DATED 31.10.2000 EXT.P10 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDINANCE NO. 16/2001 ISSUED BYTHE FIRST RESPONDENT. EXT.P11 TRUE COPY OF THE LIST OF AREAS TO BE NOTIFIED AS VESTED FORESTS BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE. C .N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. -------------------------------------------- O.P. No.16762/01, 6794 & 19324/02, W.P.C. 19546/03 & 5678/2004 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT C.N. Ramachandran Nair,J. Since the ordinance under challenge in these OPs and WPs. is superseded by statute, these OPs and WPs are closed leaving freedom to the petitioners to challenge the statute or claim the benefit before the Tribunal constituted under the Act. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge. kk 2