IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 14TH AUGUST 2008 / 23RD SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 24289 of 2008(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ KURIEN KALATHIL, PROPRIETOR, PONMUDI ESTATE, TC 14/1004, VAZHUTHACAUD, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.M.RAMESH CHANDER RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVT., FOREST AND WILD LIFE DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE CUSTODIAN (ECOLOGICALLY FRAGILE LANDS) AND PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (E&TW), STATE OF KERALA, TRIVANDRUM. 4. DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, TRIVANDRUM. 5. THE FOREST TRIBUNAL, KOLLAM. BY SPL GOVT. PLEADER SRI. RANJIT THAMPAN GOVT. PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W. P (C) No. 24289 of 2008 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 14th August, 2008. J U D G M E N T The petitioner challenges proceedings initiated against the properties belonging to the petitioner under the Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Act by filing Ext. P6 petition under Section 10 of the Act before the Forest Tribunal, Kollam. Along with the same, the petitioner has filed Ext. P7 application restraining the respondents from dispossessing the petitioner from the properties in question. Petitioner's grievance is that the Tribunal is not passing orders on Ext. P7. The petitioner therefore seeks a direction to respondents 1 to 4 not to dispossess the petitioner from the properties. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. I am of opinion that the petitioner should move the Forest Tribunal itself for interim orders in so far as Ext. P7 is pending before the Tribunal. In the above circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 5th respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext. P7 application for interim orders as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Status quo as on today shall be maintained till then. However, if the petitioner is not in possession, this order shall not be used to re-enter the property. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [True copy] P.S to Judge.