IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 31ST JULY 2009 / 9TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 6457 of 2008(R) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------------- P.J.THOMAS, S/O.JOSEPH, PADAMMATTUMAL HOUSE, THURUTHUR KARA, PUTHENVELIKARA VILLAGE, PARUR TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADVS. MR.KURIAN ANTONY EDASSERY, SMT.ANN EMIL JOSEPH, MR.BOSE K.THACHIL, MR.MICHAEL POOVATHANY. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (L.R) LAND TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, PUTHENVELIKARA. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. M.A. ASIF THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 31/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.6457 OF 2008 R APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE DEATH CERTIFICATE DTD. 1/11/2007. P2: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE TALUK BOARD PARUR DTD. 14/10/1986 IN L6.SR.4/73/PRR). P3: COPY OF THE ORDER OF HONOURABLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA IN C.R.P.NO.2070 OF 1987 DTD. 14/10/1993. P4: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE HONOURABLE CHIEF MINISTER OF KERALA DTD. 29/09/2004. P5: COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 1ST RESPONDENT DTD. 17/10/2004. P6: COPY OF THE NOTICE DTD. 21/11/2005 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P7: COPY OF THE PETITION PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE LAND TRIBUNAL ERNAKULAM DTD. 5/01/2007. P8: COPY OF THE NOTICE ISSUED TO THE VILLAGE OFFICER BY THE LAND TRIBUNAL ERNAKULAM DTD. 9/01/2007. P9: COPY OF THE REPORT ALONG WITH THE SKETCH SUBMITTED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT DTD. 4/04/2007. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.6457 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 31st July,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner's father was in possession of 2.61 acres of land comprised in various survey numbers in Puthenvelikara village. Petitioner came into possession of the same on the death of his father. Ceiling proceedings were initiated against one Sri.Mathew Paulo and others and petitions were filed under Section 85 (8) of the Kerala Land Reforms Act before the Taluk Land Board. According to the petitioner, the Taluk Land Board found that the land claimed by the petitioner is liable to exempted as per Ext.P2 order. Petitioner then approached the Land Tribunal for a certificate of purchase. State preferred a revision against Ext.P2 order of the Taluk Land Board. Revision was dismissed as per Ext.P3. Petitioner's grievance highlighted in the writ petition is that steps are not taken by the Land Tribunal, under Section 72 B of the Land Reforms Act. W.P ( C) No.6457 of 2009 2 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that now, after the filing of the writ petition, steps have been initiated by the Taluk Land Board. In such circumstances, the Land Tribunal, the 1st respondent shall pass final orders relating to the request made by the petitioner for a certificate of purchase, within six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Writ petition is disposed of as above. (V.GIRI,JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.6457 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No.6457 of 2009 4