IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 16TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 27TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 5072 of 2009(D) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. C.D.VARGHESE, S/O.CHACKO DAVID, RESIDING AT AKATHETHARA AMSOM, DESOM, RAILWAY COLONY, PALAKKAD. 2. SEENA VARGHESE, D/O.C.D.VARGHESE, HAVING PERMANENT ADDRESS AT AKATHETHARA AMSOM DESOM, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SMT.K.GIRIJA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST AND CUSTODIAN (ECOLOGICALLY FRAGILE LANDS), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CONSERVATOR OF FOREST, (EASTERN CIRCLE), OLAVAKODE, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 3. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, PALAKKAD. MR.M.R.SABU, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.5072 of 2009 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 16th day of February, 2009 J U D G M E N T The grievance of the petitioners is mainly regarding the delay on the part of the 1st respondent in considering Ext.P26, an application made for de-notifying the land mentioned therein, as provided under Section 19 of the Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Act and the Rules framed thereunder. 2. Ext.P26 petition being a statutory application filed under the aforesaid statutory provisions of the Act, the 1st respondent has to consider the same and pass orders thereon. 3. In view of this, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to consider Ext.P26 and pass orders thereon as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within six months of production of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg