High Court of KeralaWP(C)/5559/2015disposed of

Suhaib v. The Deputy Collector (Land Reforms)

2015-02-23Honourable Mr.Justice P.R.Ramachandra Menon4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON MONDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF FEBRUARY 2015/4TH PHALGUNA, 1936 WP(C).No. 5559 of 2015 (T) --------------------------- PETITIONER:

------------------- SUHAIB, S/O.THODATHEEL KUNHIKAMMUTTI, AGED 34 YEARS, THODATHEEL HOUSE, KUTTIPPALA P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT.

BY ADVS.SRI.U.K.DEVIDAS SMT.P.M.SHAHIDA RESPONDENT(S):

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1. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR (LAND REFORMS), COLLECTORATE, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT - 676 505.

2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, PERUMANNA VILLAGE, KUTTIPALA P.O., MALAPPURAM DISTRICT - 676 501.

BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.JOSEPH GEORGE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23-02-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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WP(C).No. 5559 of 2015 (T) -------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS:

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TRUE COPY OF THE BASIC TAX RECEIPT DATED 31/01/2015. EXT.P2:

TRUE COPY OF THE SUOMOTO REPORT DATED 31/01/2015 SUBMITTED BY THE SECOND RESPONDENT TO THE FIRST RESPONDENT.

EXT.P3:

TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DATED 04/02/2015 ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT.

RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS:

- NIL --------------------------------------- /TRUE COPY/ P.S. TO JUDGE mbr/

P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J.

.............................................................................. W.P.(C)No. 5559 OF 2015 ......................................................................... Dated this the 23rd February, 2015

J U D G M E N T

The petitioner has approached this Court with the following prayers:

"1) a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to the first respondent to dispose of S.M.No.85 of 2015 within a reasonable time.

ii) such other relief's as this Hon'ble Court deems fit to grant in the nature of this case."

2. The petitioner is the owner of the property having an extent of 18.62 Ares of land comprised in Re.Sy.No. 356/1 in Perumanna Village in Tirur Taluk. Petitioner is aggrieved of pendency of SM.No.85 of 2015 ( in respect of the above property) before the Deputy Collector (Land Reforms), Malappuram. Hence this writ petition. The limited prayer pressed before this Court is for issuance of a direction to the concerned respondent to consider and finalise the pending proceedings at the earliest.

3. Heard the learned Government Pleader as well.

4. Considering the limited nature of the relief sought for,

W.P.(C)No. 5559 OF 2015 this Court does not find it necessary to adjudicate the issue on merits. The writ petition is disposed of, directing the first respondent/Deputy Collector, (Land Reforms) Malappuram to consider and finalise the SM proceedings 85 of 2015, in accordance with law, at the earliest, any rate, within 'six months' from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. The petitioner shall produce a copy of the judgment along with a copy of the writ petition before the first respondent/Deputy Collector, Land Reforms, Malappuram for further steps.

P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON JUDGE lk