Githeesh v. The Village Officer

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN MONDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF JUNE 2015/18TH JYAISHTA, 1937 WP(C).No. 14918 of 2015 (L) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

---------------------- GITHEESH, AGED 35 YEARS S/O.PONNU, KALAKKAD, KUZHALMANNAM P.O., KUZHALMANNOM VILLAGE, ALATHUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT (OWNER OF THE EXCAVATOR JCB BEARING REGISTRATION NO.KL-13-L-6741).

BY ADV. SRI.P.M.ZIRAJ RESPONDENT(S):

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1. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, KODUVAYUR VILLAGE, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678702.

2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678702.

3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, PUTHUNAGARAM POLICE STATION, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678702.

4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PALAKKAD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT-678702.

BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BIJU MEENATTOOR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08-06-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

PJ

WP(C).No. 14918 of 2015 (L) --------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXT.P1 :

TRUE COPY OF THE MAHASSAR DT.20-4-2015 PREPARED BY R1. EXT.P2 :

TRUE COPY OF THE STOP MEMO DT.20-4-2015 ISSUED BY R1 TO THE OWNER OF PROPERTY RUGMINI RAGHAVAN.

EXT.P3 :

TRUE COPY OF THE BUILDING PERMIT ISSUED BY THE KODUVAYUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH TO THE OWNER OF PROPERTY BY NAME RUGMINI RAGHAVAN.

EXT.P4 :

TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE R4 DT.24-11-2006 ISSUED TO THE OWNER OF PROPERTY RUGMINI RAGHAVAN.

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

/ TRUE COPY / P.S. TO JUDGE PJ

K. VINOD CHANDRAN, J.

------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) No. 14918 of 2015 (L) ------------------------------------------ Dated this the 8th day of June, 2015

J U D G M E N T

The petitioner is aggrieved with the seizure of a JCB bearing registration no.KL-13-L-6741 under the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act, 2008. The only prayer is that the adjudication proceedings to be completed by the District Collector under Section 20 be expedited.

2.

In such circumstance, the District Collector shall expedite the proceedings and finalise it within a period of three months from the date of production of the certified copy of the judgment.

The Writ Petition is disposed of.

Sd/- K.VINOD CHANDRAN, JUDGE jjj