IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH OCTOBER 2010 / 21ST ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 1330 of 2009(G) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------- MADHUSOODHANAN, AGED 68,S/O MADHAVAN, MADHURAPURI,NILAMEL,NEYYATTINKARA. BY ADV. SRI.R.T.PRADEEP RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIES, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. GENERAL MANAGER,DISTRICT INDUSTRIES CENTRE,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. ASSISTANT DISTRICT INDUSTRIES OFFICER, TALUK INDUSTRIES OFFICE, NEYYATTINKARA. 4. DISTRICT COLLECTOR,COLLECTORATE, KODAPPANAKUNNU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. TAHSILDAR,TALUK OFFICE,NEYYATTINKARA. 6. VILLAGE OFFICER, PERUMKADAVILA VILLAGE. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.DILEEP MOHAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.1330/09 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER G.OMS 120 DT 21.2.1964. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF GOVT. ORDER NO.3/76 DT 5.1.76. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF GOVT.ORDER G.O MS 86/2000 DT 4.7.2000. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF COMMUNICATION DT 17.3.2001. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF COMMUNICATION DT 11.6.2004 FROM 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF REPLY DT 27.7.2004 BY 5TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P7: TRUE COPY OF COVERING LETTER DT 15.10.2004 WITH SKETCH. EXT.P8: TRUE COPY OF COMMUNICATION DT 10.6.2005 FROM 4TH RESPONDENT TO 5TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P9: TRUE COPY OF REPLY DT 26.12.2005 FROM 5TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P10: TRUE COPY OF REPRESENTATION DT 12.5.2008 BEFORE 4TH RESPONDENT. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Rp ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 1330 OF 2009 (G) ===================== Dated this the 13th day of October, 2010 J U D G M E N T The prayer sought in the writ petition is to direct the respondents to issue patta to the petitioner in respect of property having an extent of 3.90 ares situated in RS 319/6 of Perumkadavila Village in Neyyattinkara Taluk. Petitioner stakes his claim on the basis of Exts.P4, P5, P7 and P8. By these orders,t he District Collector has already directed the Tahsildar to transfer the land to the petitioner. It is on that basis, the writ petition has been filed with the aforesaid prayers. 2. Learned Government Pleader who has obtained instructions in the matter does not dispute the entitlement of the petitioner to have the land in question transferred in his name. However, all that the learned Government Pleader submits is that pursuant to the directions, the Tahsildar has already taken up the matter with the District Survey Superintendent to survey and demarcate the property. It is stated that once that process is completed, the Tahsildar will take appropriate action for transferring the ownership of the land in question to the petitioner WPC No. 1330/09 :2 : and to issue patta on that basis. 3. In that view of the matter, I direct respondents 5 and 6 to get the property which is mentioned in Exts.P4, P5, P7 and P8 surveyed by a competent officer of the Survey Department and thereupon transfer the land in favour of the petitioner and issue patta on that basis. This shall be completed as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 3 months of production of a copy of this judgment. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp