IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 5TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 16TH MAGHA 1930 WP(C).No. 3832 of 2009(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.MUHAMMEDKUTTY @ MANU, S/O.UMMERKUTTY HAJEE, PAROKKOT HOUSE, EDATHANATTUKARA,MANNARKKAD TALUK, PALAKKAD DIST. BY ADV. SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN SMT.A.R.PRAVITHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA-REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, FOREST & WILD LIFE DEPT, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE CUSTODIAN OF ECOLOGICALLY FRAGILE LANDS & CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST (ADMINSTRATION), VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, MANNARKKAD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. SHRI.M.R.SABU, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/02/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.3832 of 2009 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 5th day of February, 2009 J U D G M E N T Ext.P11 order is under challenge. This is an order passed by the 2nd respondent rejecting an application made by the petitioner under Section 19 of the Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Act, 2003 in terms of the provisions contained in the Act and the Rules. 2. If the petitioner is aggrieved by the said order, the petitioner has a remedy before the Tribunal constituted under the said Act. Now, that the statute provides an affective alternate remedy, the petitioner may pursue the matter before the Tribunal. Without prejudice to the contentions and with liberty to pursue the matter before the Tribunal, the writ petition is disposed of. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg