IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 8TH JUNE 2010 / 18TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 4887 of 2009(F) ------------------------------------ PETITIONERS: ------------------------- 1. SRI.B.SUNDARA SHETTY, S/O.AITHAPPA SHETTY, R/AT XIV-301 PANCHAVADI, NULLIPADY, KASARAGOD. 2. JYOTHI SHETTY, W/O.SUNDARA SHETTY, R/AT XIV-301 PANCHAVADI, NULLIPADY, KASARAGOD. BY ADV. SRI.KODOTH SREEDHARAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KASARAGOD. SRI.M.A.ASIF, GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR R2 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 4887 of 2009(F) APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 00/3/2001 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P2: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 16/3/2001 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITOINER. EXHIBIT P3: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 8/7/2002 ISSUED BY THE REVENUE COMMISSIONER TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P4: TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 12/2/2008 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P5: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 11/7/2008 BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT BY THE PETITIONER. EXHIBIT P5(a): TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 31/3/2008 BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT BY THE PETITIONER. TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE cms S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------------ W.P(C) No.4887 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 8th day of June, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner applied for assignment of certain lands. That application has been processed in accordance with the provisions of the Assignment of Land within Municipal and Corporation Areas Rules, 1995. Ext.P4 order has been passed by the District Collector, Kasaragod assigning the land to the petitioner and fixing the land value. The petitioner's grievance is that the respondents are not accepting the land value as fixed in Ext.P4 and issuing patta. A counter affidavit has now been filed by the second respondent taking the contention that the land value fixed is low compared to the market value and therefore the same is liable to be revised. 2. I have heard both parties. 3. I do not think that District Collector can review his own order, in the matter of fixation of the land value. The assignment was as early as in 2001 and the land value has been fixed after complying with the procedure prescribed and obtaining reports from the revenue officials. No valid reason is forthcoming as to how the value fixed is wrong. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to issue patta after receiving the W.P(C) No.4887 OF 2009 2 amount fixed as per Ext.P4 as the land value. This shall be done within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE cms