IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 6TH OCTOBER 2009 / 14TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 22747 of 2009(K) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- GOPALAKRISHNA K., S/O.NARAYANA MANIYANI, S.G.K. NILAYAM, PCRD NAGAR, KASARAGOD. BY ADV. MR.T.G.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KASARAGODE. 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KASARAGODE. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, KASARAGODE TALUK, KASARAGOD. R1 TO R4 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/10/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 22747 of 2009 - K ---------------------------------------- Dated 6th October, 2009 Judgment Heard Sri.T.G.Rajendran, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri.P.N.Santhosh, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. The petitioner is a landless labourer. He applied for assignment of land of which he is in occupation since the year 1996 by submitting Ext.P1 application dated 2.7.2006. The grievance voiced by the petitioner in this writ petition is that till date orders have not been passed thereon. He submits that under the rules governing assignment of Government lands, he is entitled to such assignment and also entitled to preference in allotment for the reason that he is a landless labourer. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the fourth respondent Tahsildar to consider his application for assignment and pass orders thereon expeditiously. 3. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits on instructions that the competent authority W.P.(c) No.22747/2009 -:2:- among the respondents will consider the petitioner’s application for assignment in accordance with the rules and take a decision thereon expeditiously. He submits that the procedure prescribed in the rules will have to be followed before any land is assigned and that the land assignment committee will have to consider the petitioner’s application. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the competent authority among the respondents to consider petitioner’s application for assignment and pass orders thereon in accordance with the rules if as on today orders have not been passed thereon. This shall be done within six months from today. If orders have already been passed on the petitioner’s application for assignment, a copy thereof shall be communicated to the petitioner within two weeks from the date on which he produces a certified copy of this judgment before the Tahsildar concerned. If the petitioner’s application has been rejected, it will be open for the petitioner to work out his remedies in other appropriate proceedings. P.N.RAVINDRAN Judge vaa