IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 29TH AUGUST 2008 / 7TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 862 of 2006(C) ---------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ------------------- 1. JOSEPH CHUNAYAMMACKIL, S/O.CHANDY, TALIPARAMBA, KANNUR DIST. 2. MATHAI CHUNAYAMMACKIL, S/O.CHANDY, TALIPARAMBA, KANNUR DIST. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR (SR.) SRI.T.RAMPRASAD UNNI RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE RANGE OFFICER, TALIPARAMBA. 3. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. MOHAMMED ANZAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO. 862/2006 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P1. COPY OF THE EXTRACT OF LAND REGISTER IN RESPECT OF R.S. NO. 292/IA OF NADUVILANGU IN KANNUR DIST. EXT.P2. COPY OF THE COUNTER AFFIDAVIT DT. 29/90 BY THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, TELLICHERRY IN IA NO. 49/89 IN OA NO. 14/86 ON THE FILE OF THE FOREST TRIBUNAL, KOZHIKODE. EXT.P3. COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT. 9/9/98 IN OP NO. 2678/93. EXT.P4. COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT. 22/09/04 IN AA NO. 41/2002 ON THE FILE OF THE APPELLATE AUTHORITY (LR) KANNUR. EXT.P5. COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT. 6/7/05 BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE CHIEF MINISTER OF KERALA. EXT.P6. COPY OF THE ORDER NO. 8904/E2/2005/FOREST DT. 23/07/2005 BY R1. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS/ANNEXURE : ANNEXURE. R2A. COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION NO. 4713/77 DT, 8/7/77. ANNEXURE R2B. COPY OF THE ORDER DT. 12/3/90 OF THE FOREST TRIBUNAL, KOZHIKODE. ANNEXURE.R2C. COPY OF THE ORDER DT. 16/4/2002 OF LAND TRIBUNAL, PAYYANUR. ANNEXURE.R2D. COPY OF THE FORM A1 IN OR 29/2005. / TRUE COPY / tga KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.862 of 2006 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of August, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioners approached this court aggrieved by Ext.P6 order passed by the Government. As per Ext.P6 petitioners were informed that steps have been taken to cancel the patta wrongly issued to the petitioners. It is seen from the statement filed by the second respondent that such steps have been taken pursuant to the direction issued by the Supreme Court in W.P(C) No.202/1995. It is also seen that the petitioners have filed Crl.M.C.No.1974/2005 before this court. It is also seen from Ext.R2(c) order that the Land Tribunal, Payyannur has cancelled the patta. Therefore, without prejudice to the contentions taken by the petitioner in Crl.M.C.No.1974/2005 this writ petition is closed. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.862 of 2006 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 29th August, 2008