IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 18TH JULY 2007 / 27TH ASHADHA 1929 WP(C).No. 21248 of 2007(D) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- BHARATHI BAIMI, AGED 70 YEARS, RESIDING AT MUTTANTHARAYIL MALIKAYIL, VAIKOM VILLAGE, KANAYANNUR TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.C.THOMAS RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM. 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PALA. 4. THE VAIKOM MUNICIPALITY, REP. BY THE SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL OFFICE, VAIKOM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C)NO.21248 OF 2007 ----------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 18th DAY OF JULY, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioner's allegation in this writ petition is that the 4 th respondent Municipality is filling up lands in violation of the Kerala Land Utilisation Order. Raising this complaint, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 petition before the Revenue Divisional Officer, Pala. Presently, the petitioner would confine his relief for a direction to the 3 rd respondent, R.D.O to pass orders on Ext.P3 expeditiously. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government pleader, I dispose of this writ petition directing the 3 rd to pass orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner as well as the 4 th respondent, Municipality. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd