IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 21ST AUGUST 2008 / 30TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 23623 of 2008(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ P.HAMSA, AGED 70, S/O.KUNHAMMU HAJI, PALATHINKAL HOUSE, EDATHANATTUKARA, UPPUKULAM POST MANNARGHAT, PALAKKAD DIST. BY ADV. SRI.T.M.CHANDRAN SRI.V.A.SASIDHARAN SRI.JOSEPH ALBIN NEDUNTHALLY RESPONDENTS: ------------------- 1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD. 2. TAHSILDAR, MANNARGHAT, PALAKKAD. 3. VILLAGE OFFICER, ALANELLUR III VILLAGE, EDATHANATTUKARA, PALAKKAD DIST. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.23623 OF 2008 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of August, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner claims to be the owner in possession of 200 acres of land in Survey No.1/1 of Edathanattukara Village. Criminal proceedings were initiated under the forest laws, in which ultimately the petitioner was acquitted by this Court holding that there was no evidence to show that it is a forest land. Thereafter, the petitioner submitted Ext.P2 petition dated 4.6.2008 for a direction to the revenue authorities to issue possession certificate, sketch and plan, in respect of the property, to the petitioner and also to receive tax from the petitioner. The petitioner submits that although that petition was forwarded to the District Collector, Palakkad, no further action has been taken on the same. The petitioner submitted a further application Ext.P5 to measure and identify the property and then to issue possession certificate, which also is yet to be attended to, is the grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition. The petitioner now seeks a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass W.P.(c)No.23623/08 2 orders on EXts.P2 and P5. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exts.P2 and P5, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. If the 1st respondent is of opinion that Exts.P2 and P5 have to be considered in the first instance by a lower authority, he shall forward the same to that lower authority. However I make it clear that either the District Collector or the lower authority shall pass orders on Exts.P2 and P5 within the above said three months. The petitioner shall also be afforded an opportunity of being heard. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd W.P.(c)No.23623/08 3