IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 12TH MARCH 2010 / 21ST PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 8213 of 2010(B) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ R.DIVAKARAN, SUSHAS, KAITHAVARAM NAGAR, KANGATHUMUKKU, KOLLAM. BY ADV. MR.PRATHEESH.P RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. 2. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KOLLAM. R1 & R2 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.8213/2010-B ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 12th day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the absolute owner of 4.86 acres of property in Re-survey No.34/6 of Block No.26 in Kollam West Village. The said property was a paddy field where cultivation was stopped 35 years back. For getting permission to construct a residential building, the petitioner submitted an application before the Revenue Divisional Officer as per Ext.P1 which is dated 18/06/2007. 2. In the light of Section 9 of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 the application has to be dealt with District Level Authorised Committee. According to the petitioner, he filed an application before the Local Level Monitoring Committee as per Ext.P2. It is numbered as C430410/2007. It is averred in the writ petition that this was forwarded to the Additional Tahsildar, Kollam for enquiry and report, with the connected records. It is also mentioned that the file is not traceable now. 3. It is upto the second respondent to take action since Ext.P2 application is received and is pending. There will be a direction to the second respondent to consider Ext.P2 and to initiate appropriate proceedings W.P.(C). No.8213/2010 -:2:- under the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 and after completing the formalities, pass appropriate orders within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of this writ petition along with a copy of the Judgment before the second respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms