IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 26TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 5TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 34120 of 2010(L) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- P.J.BABY,S/O.LATE P.C.JOSEPH, PARAVARAKATH,KANJIKULAM.P.O,MANNARKKAD VIA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.K.JAJU BABU, SMT.M.U.VIJAYALAKSHMI, SRI.BRIJESH MOHAN, SRI.T.S.SHYAM PRASANTH, SRI.T.R.SADEESAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,FOREST DEPARTMENT,GOVT.SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. THE CUSTODIAN OF VESTED FORESTS/ CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS(EASTERN CIRCLE), ARANYA BHAVAN,FOREST COMPLEX,OLAVAKKODE.P.O, PALAKKAD-678 002. 3. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER,MANNARKKAD MANNARKKAD.P.O,PALAKKAD DISTRICT,PIN-678 582. 4. THE FOREST RANGE OFFICER,MANNARKKAD RANGE,MANNARKKAD.P.O,PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN-678 582. R1 TO R4 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. BENNY VARGHESE. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/11/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 34120 of 2010 L ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 26th day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T Case of the petitioner is that initially he had 6 acres of land, out of which 4 acres were exempted from the provisions of the Vesting Act and Kerala Land Reforms Act. In this context, reference is made to Exts.P1 to P3 orders. According to the petitioner, in addition to the aforesaid 4 acres, he also purchased another 2 acres. It is stated that while he was enjoying the aforesaid 6 acres as a compact plot, an attempt was made by respondents 3 and 4 to trespass into his property on the basis that the property is a vested forest. It is complaining of the above, this writ petition is filed. 2. Learned Government Pleader has obtained instructions from the third respondent. It is submitted that janda was put only at the boundary of the vested forest and the notified ecologically fragile land. It is specifically stated W.P.(C) No.34120/10 : 2 : that no portion of the property of the petitioner has been reduced into their possession. 3. Now that the aforesaid submission has been made by the learned Government Pleader on behalf of the respondents, all that is required is to record the same and close the writ petition. Accordingly, writ petition will stand closed. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks // True Copy // P.A. To Judge