IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2010 / 2ND ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 9018 of 2010(B) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- NACHI PAREETH, AGED 58 YEARS, W/O.LATE PAREETH, KOTTAKKUDIYIL HOUSE, PAINGOTTUR, KADAVUR VILLAGE, KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.PEEYUS A.KOTTAM RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM-695 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD, COCHIN-682 030. 3. TAHSILDAR, KOTHAMANGALAM. 4. VILLAGE OFFICER, KADAVUR VILLAGE, KADAVUR. 5. PAINGOTTUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KOTHAMANGALAM TALUK REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. ADV. SRI.MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN FOR R5 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.C.K.REMESH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ============ W.P.(C). No.9018 OF 2010 ==================== Dated this the 23rd day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a widow. While her husband was alive he applied for assignment of certain land. That was rejected by Ext.P7 order on the ground that the land in question is needed for a public purpose. Against that order, the petitioner filed Ext.P8 revision before the District Collector which is still pending. Petitioner has filed this writ petition apprehending eviction without disposing of Ext.P8 revision. Therefore, she seeks a following reliefs: i) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, and thereby command the respondents not to interfere with petitioner's right to continue with possession of their property comprised in survey No.834/2B-1 of Kadavur Village till disposal of Ext.P8 revision pending before District Collector and also without following the procedure prescribed under Land Conservancy Act and other relevant statutes. ii) Grant such other reliefs as this Honourable Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case, including costs. W.P.(C). No.9018 OF 2010 2 2. Having heard both sides. I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P8 revision petition as expeditiously as possible at any rate within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. Till disposal of the said revision petition, the petitioner shall not be disposed from the land in question. But if any unauthorised construction has been made in the property in question violating rules, the Panchayat would be free to proceed against the same in accordance with law. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE. pm