IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 9TH JUNE 2008 / 19TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 17024 of 2008(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ ARU @ ARUMUGHAN , AGED 68 YEARS, S/O. MUTHU, MANIYANGAT PURA, KADANGODE KARINGARAPPULLY, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SANTHEEP ANKARATH RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER OFFICE OF THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER PALAKKAD. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/06/2008 ALONG WITH W.P.C.NO. 17025/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) Nos. 17024 & 17025 of 2008 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 9th June, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioners filed Ext. P1 application before the 2nd respondent for permission under Kerala Land Utilisation Order to convert their wet land into dry land for the purpose of construction of residential houses. The petitioners submit that the same is not being considered on the ground that a Bill for amending the Kerala Land Utilisation Order has been introduced in the Assembly. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. This Court had, in several writ petitions, one of which is Ext. P3, held that the introduction of a Bill for amendment of the Kerala Land Utilisation Order in the Assembly is no ground for postponing consideration of applications filed under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order in accordance with the present law. That being so, there is no justification for the 2nd respondent to postpone consideration of Ext. P1 any further. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P1 in accordance with law as it obtains today, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall forward a certified copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition to the 2nd respondent for compliance. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [True copy] P.S to Judge.