IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND DECEMBER 2009 / 11TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 33380 of 2009(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. NARAYANAN, S/O.KRISHNAN, CHALARIYIL HOUSE, MANKULAM VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 2. CHANDY FRENCHU, PULICKAL HOUSE, 6TH MILE, MANKULAM VILLAGE, IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.JAJU BABU SRI.T.R.SADEESAN SRI.T.S.SHYAM PRASANTH SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE TAHSILDAR, DEVIKULAM IDUKKI DISTRICT. BY GP SRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J ------------------- W.P.(C).33380/2009 -------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of December, 2009 JUDGMENT The first petitioner is the owner of a parcel of land, one hectare in extent situated in Survey No.77/1 of Mankulam Village. The second petitioner is the owner of a similar extent of land in the very same survey field. The lands were assigned to them under the Kerala Government Land Assignment Act, 1960. With a view to cut and remove the trees standing therein, they have submitted Exts.P1 and P2 applications before the respondent. The applications were submitted on 1.6.2008 and 18.4.2009 respectively. This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the delay on the part of the respondent in passing orders on Exts.P1 and P2 applications submitted by the petitioners for permission to cut and remove trees standing in their lands. The petitioners also seek a direction to the respondent to fix the seigniorage value having regard to the directions issued by this Court in Exts.P3 and P4 judgments. 2. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submits on instructions that after Exts.P3 and P4 W.P.(C).33380/09 2 judgments were delivered, the Government have issued an order specifying the manner and method in which the seigniorage value has to be fixed and that in cases where the seigniorage valued was not paid at the time of assignment, the seigniorage value as on the date of cutting and removal of the trees will have to be paid. He submits that the petitioners' applications stand posted for enquiry on 11.12.2009 and that the petitioners have also been called to appear in person for the enquiry. In the light of the submissions made at the Bar by the learned Government Pleader, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent to pass final orders on Exts.P1 and P2 applications submitted by the petitioners in the light of the relevant Government Orders and the decisions of this Court governing fixation of seigniorage value and take a decision thereon expeditiously and in any event within one month from today. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge mrcs