Haridas v. The Special Revenue Inspector, Land Reforms

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON FRIDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2015/8TH PHALGUNA, 1936 WP(C).No. 1843 of 2015 (E) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

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1. HARIDAS, AGED 55 YEARS S/O.CHAKKAMATTIL GANGADHARAN, KODUNGALLUR TALUK AANAPUZHA DESOM, METHALA VILLAGE, THRISSUR DISTRICT.

2. SHOBANA, AGED 55 YEARS W/O.LATE KOTTIKKAL VIJAYAN, KADALASSERY DESOM THRISSUR DISTRICT.

BY ADV. SRI.T.N.MANOJ RESPONDENT(S):

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1. THE SPECIAL REVENUE INSPECTOR LAND REFORMS, THRISSUR-20.

2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER VALLACHIRA VILLAGE, KADALASSERY DESOM THRISSUR DISTRICT-686301.

3. THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001.

BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.JOSEPH GEORGE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27-02-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

PJ

WP(C).No. 1843 of 2015 (E) -------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXHIBIT-P1:

TRUE COPY OF THE TITLE DEED 3054/10 DATED 20/10/2010 OF THE 1ST PETITIONER.

EXHIBIT-P2:

TRUE COPY OF THE TITLE DEED DATED 2/1/1993 OF THE 2ND PETITIONER.

EXHIBIT-P3:

TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT DT.10/11/14 ISSUED IN FAVOUR OF THE 1ST PETITIONER BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.

EXHIBIT-P3(A): TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT DT.10/11/14 ISSUED IN FAVOUR OF THE 2ND PETITIONER BY THE 1S RESPONDENT.

RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS --------------------------------------- NIL.

/ TRUE COPY / P.S. TO JUDGE PJ

P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J.

----------------------------------- W.P(C). No. 1843 of 2015 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of February, 2015

J U D G M E N T

The petitioners have approached this Court with the following prayers:

"(a)Appropriate Writ order or direction to the respondents 1&2 to correct the right of the petitioners 1&2 respectively, as Jenmam instead of Verumbattam, over the property covered by Exhibit P1 & Exhibit P2.

(b) Appropriate Writ order or direction to the respondents 1&2 to pass orders correcting the right of the petitioners as Jenmam instead of Verumbattam, over the property covered by Exhibit P1 & Exhibit P2, in obedience to the application received and pending, evidenced by Exhibit P3 and Exhibit P3(a) receipts.

(c) Such other writ order or direction that this honourable Court deem fit to grant in the course of the proceedings."

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Heard the learned Government Pleader as well. 3.

After hearing both the sides, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the concerned respondent to consider the application preferred by the petitioners for changing of their right to Jenmam, after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners and other interested parties, if any. It shall

W.P(C). No. 1843 of 2015 be done, at the earliest, at any rate within 'two months' from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. The petitioners shall produce a copy of the judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the concerned respondent for further steps.

Sd/- P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE Pn