IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 11TH JULY 2011 / 20TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 17328 of 2011(M) ------------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- SUBRAMANIAN, S/O. PANGUNNI, AGED 56 YEARS, MANIYACHERIYIL, THENARI AMSOM, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN-678 662. BY ADV. SRI.RAJESH SIVARAMANKUTTY RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD, CIVIL STATION, PALAKKAD-678 101. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, OFFICE OF THE TAHSILDAR, CHITTUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678 101. 4. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, THEKKEDESOM VILLAGE, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678 101. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT.RAJASREE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/07/2011, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 17344 OF 2011 AND CONNECTED CASES THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss W.P.(C) NO.17328/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE SALE DEED. NO.2102/2009 OF SRO, CHITTUR DTD. 7.7.2009 EXECUTED IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONER. P2:- COPY OF THE BASIC TAX RECEIPT DT.D 10.9.2009 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. P3:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 6.4.2011 ISSUED BY THE PETITIONER TO 4TH RESPONDENT WITH COPY TO 3RD RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL:- TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE tss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ---------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) Nos. 17328, 17344, 17345, 17406, 17407, 17408 and 17409 OF 2011 ----------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of July, 2011 J U D G M E N T The issue raised in these writ petitions are similar in nature and therefore all these wit petitions are considered together and are disposed of by this common judgment. 2. Petitioners submit that they are in possession of certain extent of properties, on the strength of jenmam assignment. It is stated that without any notice, the Village Officer, Thekkedesom Village, Palakkad District, came to the property on 5.4.2011 and attempted to measure the properties. It was thereupon, apprehending that petitioners will be evicted from their property without notice, these writ petitions are filed. 3. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submits that these properties were involved in the proceedings bearing No. LC 658/3 on the file of the Taluk Land Board, Palakkad and that these properties together, were held as W.P.(C) No. 17328 OF 2011 & con. cases :2 : excess land under the Kerala Land Reforms Act. It is also submitted that the properties were measured and symbolic possession of the property was also taken over. 4. From the submissions of the learned Government Pleader it is obvious that it was as a consequence of the proceedings initiated under the Kerala Land Reforms Act the land was measured and possession taken over and if aggrieved, petitioners are to work out their remedies before appropriate authorities under the aforesaid Act. In that view of the matter these writ petitions are disposed of leaving it open to the writ petitioners to work out their remedies in accordance with law. Sd/- ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE ul/- [true copy] P.S. to Judge