IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 1ST APRIL 2009 / 11TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 10527 of 2009(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------ K.BHAGEERATHAN, S/O.KUNJAN NAIR, MANJATH VEEDU, AMBUKUTTY, AMBALAVAYAL VILLAGE, SULTHAN BATHERY. BY ADV. SRI.D.KRISHNA PRASAD SRI.D.NARENDRA NATH SRI.IO.K.SANTHA SRI.MARY TREASA P.L. RESPONDENT(S): ------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, WAYANAD. 2. THE CONSERVATOR OF FOREST (VIGILANCE), WAYANAD. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 10527 OF 2009 (I) ===================== Dated this the 1st day of April, 2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner submits that he has been allotted 1.06 acres of land under the Wayanad Colonisation Scheme. According to the petitioner, there were various trees including sandal wood trees. There was a dispute about the ownership of the land in question, which ultimately came to be resolved by this Court in its judgment in SA 669/95 upholding the right to the petitioner. In the meantime, trees in the land was cut and the Revenue Authorities entrusted the timber to a third party under kychit. Petitioner also has a complaint that certain strangers have cut and removed certain sandal wood trees as well. 2. Once judgment has been rendered by this Court in the appeal and the petitioner's ownership over the property has been upheld, petitioner filed Ext.P1 before the 1st respondent claiming that the timber that is entrusted on kychit to the third parties should be returned to him and by Ext.P2 before the 2nd respondent, praying that action should be initiated against those who have cut and removed the sandal wood trees from the WPC 10527/09 :2 : property. In this writ petition, what the petitioner seeks is a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to take action on Exts.P1 and P2 respectively. 3. Taking into account the nature of the prayers sought, this writ petition is disposed of directing that respondents 1 and 2 shall take note of Exts.P1 and P2, conduct necessary enquiries and pass orders. This shall be done, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 8 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp