High Court of KeralaWP(C)/13760/2015disposed of

Paddy Menon v. State Of Kerala

2015-09-14Honourable Mr. Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE MONDAY, THE 14TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2015/23RD BHADRA, 1937 WP(C).No. 13760 of 2015 (T) ---------------------------- PETITIONER :

----------------- PADDY MENON, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, S/O. SRI. PALLIYIL PADMANABHA MENON, RESIDING AT NO.3B, SAMRUDDH ROYALE-2, HIGH STREET COOKE TOWN, BANGALORE - 560 005, KARNATAKA.

BY ADVS.SRI.BABU S. NAIR SMT.SMITHA BABU SRI.P.A.RAJESH RESPONDENTS :

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1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001.

2. TALUK LAND BOARD, MANANTHAVADI, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN, PIN-670 645.

BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. GIKKU JACOB THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14-09-2015 ALONG WITH WPC 14402/2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WP(C).No. 13760 of 2015 (T) ---------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXT P1 :

TRUE COPY OF THE SUMMONS ISSUED BY THE TALUK LAND BOARD, MANANTHAVADI DATED 3-3-2015.

EXT P2 :

TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY SENT ON BEHALF OF THE PETITIONER DATED 9-3-2015.

EXT P3 :

TRUE COPY OF THE COPY APPLICATION FILED BEFORE THE TALUK LAND BOARD, MANANTHAVADY DATED 15-3-2015.

EXT P4 :

TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT DATED 1-4-2015 IN WPC.NO.9967/2015.

RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS :

NIL.

//TREU COPY// P.A.TO JUDGE bp

A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, J.

***************************************************************************** W.P.(C) Nos.13760 & 14402 of 2015 ****************************************************************************** Dated this the 14th day of September, 2015

JUDGMENT

Petitioners have approached this Court challenging the proceedings initiated by the Taluk Land Board against them. The petitioner in W.P.(C) No.14402/2015 challenges the proceedings of the Taluk Land Board in SMC No.1/2009. The petitioner in W.P.(C) No.13760/2015 challenges the same proceedings. This Court is of the view that the petitioners shall raise an objection before the Land Board. This shall be done within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Thereafter, after adverting to the objection, the Taluk Land Board is free to pass any orders in this matter in accordance with law. The petitioners are free to appear before the Taluk Land Board through duly authorised counsel except when the petitioners are required to be examined as witnesses.

The writ petitions are disposed of as above.

Sd/- A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, JUDGE ln