IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH APRIL 2010 / 17TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 10086 of 2010(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. RAHELAMMA OOMMEN, PAINUMMOOTTIL, 42-A, SANTHOSH NAGAR, MUTTADA P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. SAJI P.OOMMEN, -DO- -DO- 3. LOVELY OOMMEN, -DO- -DO- PETITIONERS 1 TO 3 REPRESENTED BY THEIR POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER P.V.OOMMEN. BY ADV. SMT.I.SHEELA DEVI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KUDAPPANAKKUNNU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 3. ADDITIONAL THASILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, NEDUMANGAD. 4. SUPERINTENDENT OF SURVEY, (RE-SURVEY), NEDUMANGAD. 5. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SURVEY, (RE-SURVEY), NEYYATTINKARA. 6. VEMPAYAM GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, VEMPAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (*) ADDL.R7 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (*)(ADDITIONAL SEVENTH RESPONDENT IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER IN I.A.NO.5146/2010 DATED 07/04/2010) GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.10086/2010-I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 7th day of April, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are represented by a Power of Attorney Holder Shri P.V.Oommen. They are wife, son and daughter- in-law respectively of the Power of Attorney Holder. They have purchased various items of properties to an extent of 5.38 acres as per sale deed Nos.3179/87, 3180/87, 3198/87, 3200/87 and 3199/87 of SRO, Thiruvananthapuram. They are aggrieved by the proceedings issued by the second respondent as per Ext.P10 and Ext.P10(a). Ext.P10 order is passed by the Sub Collector in an appeal filed against the order of the Tahsildar, Thiruvananthapuram. The petitioners have taken out various grounds in the writ petition to challenge the various orders produced herein. Mainly it is concerned with the dispute regarding the re- survey conducted. 2. The petitioners are relying upon Rule 41 of the Survey and Boundaries Rules also. After the filing of the writ petition, the petitioners have filed I.A.No.5146/2010 producing Ext.P14, a true copy of the revision petition filed before the additional seventh respondent. It is prayed that a direction may be issued to the additional W.P.(C). No.10086/2010 -:2:- seventh respondent to take a decision on Ext.P14 within a time frame after hearing the petitioners. 3. Heard the learned Government Pleader for respondent Nos.1 to 5 and 7. There will be a direction to the additional seventh respondent to take a decision on Ext.P14 after hearing the petitioners and other necessary parties, if any, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. 4. As per the interim order dated 25/03/2010, this Court directed to maintain status quo. The same will continue till orders are passed and communicated. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE