IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 18TH JANUARY 2008 / 28TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 2250 of 2008(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ T.K.RADHAKRISHNAN, AGED 57, S/O LATE PADMANABHAN UNNI, THRIKKAYIL MADOM, AMBALAKADAVU ROAD, NETTOOR, MARADU VILLAGE, KANAYANOOR TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.L.P.ARAVINDAKSHAN SMT.S.SREEDEVI(ALP) RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA (LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT), SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, KANAYANOOR TALUK, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE TALUK SURVEYOR, KANAYANOOR TALUK, ERNAKULAM. 4. MARADU GRAMA PANCHAYAT, MARADU, KUNDANOOR-682304, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. P.N. SANTHOSH. R4 - BY ADV. MR. S. CHANDRASENAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C) No. 2250 OF 2008 P = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 18th January, 2008 J U D G M E N T With an apprehension that trespass has been committed by the authorities on the western side of the petitioner's property, petitioner has submitted Ext. P2 application to the 2nd respondent requesting for a survey and also to point out the boundaries. It is stated by the petitioner that on receipt of his application the 2nd respondent has forwarded the same to the 3rd respondent for necessary action and that there has not been any progress in the matter since then. It is in view of this that the writ petition has been filed praying for a direction to the 3rd respondent to expedite the proceedings pursuant to Ext. P2. 2. Since Ext. P2 is an application made in terms of the provisions contained in the Surveys and Boundaries Act, the 3rd respondent to whom now the application is forwarded, is bound to take necessary action in this behalf. W.P.(C) No. 2250 OF 2008 -2- 3. Accordingly, I dispose of this writ petition directing that the 3rd respondent shall take necessary action on Ext. P2 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 6 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE jan/-