Raveendranathan Pillai v. Convener Of The Local Level Monitoring Committee

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2015/22ND MAGHA, 1936 WP(C).No. 4319 of 2015 (L) --------------------------- PETITIONER :

----------------- RAVEENDRANATHAN PILLAI, AGED 52 YEARS, S/O.BHASKARAN PILLAI, ASHIRVAD, BUDHANOOR CHENGANNUR.

BY ADVS.SRI.T.P.PRADEEP SRI.P.K.SATHEES KUMAR RESPONDENTS :

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1. CONVENER OF THE LOCAL LEVEL MONITORING COMMITTEE/AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, KRISHI BHAVAN, BUDHANOOR-689510.

2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, ENNAKKADU VILLAGE-689624.

3. THE SECRETARY BUDHANOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, BUDHANOOR P.O.-689510. R1 & R2 BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. JOSEPH GEORGE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11-02-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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WP(C).No. 4319 of 2015 (L) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS :

P1:

COPY OF THE SALE DEED DOCUMENT NO 203/2010 OF MANNAR SUB REGISTRY.

P2:

COPY OF THE PHTOGRAPHS OF PETITIONER'S LAND P3:

COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE R1 UNDER THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT.

P4:

COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT 5/2/2015.

RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS :

NIL.

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P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J.

----------------------------------- W.P(C). No. 4319 of 2015 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of February, 2015

J U D G M E N T

The petitioner has approached this Court with the following prayers:

"i) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order of direction, commanding 1st respondent to remove the petitioner's land comprising in Resurvey No.310/7-2 and 310/7-12 of Ennakkadu Village from the 'Data Bank' prepared as per Section 5(4)(i) of The Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act in Budhanoor Panchayath.

ii) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ order of direction, commanding 1st respondent to dispose off Ext P4 representation preferred by the petitioner forthwith."

2.

The petitioner filed an application before the 1st respondent for removal of his land from the 'draft data bank', as per Ext.P4. It is stated that, the petitioner will be satisfied, if a direction is given to the 1st respondent to have it considered and finalised within a reasonable time.

3.

Heard the learned Government Pleader as well. 4.

After hearing both the sides, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the 1st respondent to consider and pass

WP(c). No.4319 of 2015 appropriate orders on Ext.P4, in the light of a Division Bench decision of this Court in Adani Infrastructure & Developers Pvt. Ltd V. State of Kerala (2015 (1) KLT 651) and in Castlerock Projects and Developers Pvt Ltd & Another V. Revenue Divisional Officer, Fort Kochi, & others (2013 (3) KLT 545). It shall be done, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within 'two months' from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

The petitioner shall produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition before the 1st respondent for further steps.

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

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