Zachariah Thomas, S/O.Thomas v. The Village Officer

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF DECEMBER 2015/2ND POUSHA, 1937 WP(C).No. 39406 of 2015 (A) ---------------------------- PETITIONER:

----------------------- ZACHARIAH THOMAS, S/O.THOMAS, PUTHIYAPARAMBIL HOUSE, PARATHOD P.O, EADAKKUNNAM, KANJIRAPPALLY, KOTTAYAM, REP. BY HIS WIFE AND POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER ELSY, AGED 49, PUTHIYAPARAMBIL HOUSE, MELADOOR P.O, ANNAMANNADA, CHALAKKUDY TALUK, THRISSUR- 680 741 BY ADVS.SRI.ASP.KURUP SRI.SADCHITH.P.KURUP RESPONDENT:

-------------------------- THE VILLAGE OFFICER, EDAKUNNAM VILLAGE OFFICE, KANJIRAPPALLY, KOTTAYAM, KANJIRAPPALLY- 686 506 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BIJU MEENATTOOR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23-12-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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WP(C).No. 39406 of 2015 (A) ------------------------------------------ APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- P1:- TRUE COPY OF SALE DEED NO.735/2015 DTD 21/7/2015 IN THE NAME OF PETITIONER.

P2:- TRUE COPY OF SALE DEED NO.740/2015 DTD 22/7/2015 IN THE NAME OF PETITIONER P3:- TRUE COPY OF LAND TAX RECEIPT DTD 8/4/2015 ISSUED BY EDAKKUNNAM VILLAGE OFFICE, FOR 78.51 ARES OF PROPERTY P4:- TRUE COPY OF LAND TAX RECEIPT DTD 8/4/2015 ISSUED BY EDAKKUNNAM VILLAGE OFFICER FOR 79.68 ARES OF PROPERTY P5:- TRUE COPY OF THE LAND TAX RECEIPT DTD 8/4/2015 ISSUED BY EDAKKUNNAM VILLAGE OFFICE, FOR 6.08 ARES OF PROPERTY P6:- TRUE COPY OF LAND TAX RECEIPT DT 8/4/2015 ISSUED BY EDAKKUNNAM VILLAGE OFFICE FOR 4.08 ARES OF PROPERTY P7:- TRUE COPY OF RECEIPT DTD 28/8/2015 ISSUED BY EDAKKUNNAM VILLAGE OFFICE IN RESPECT OF FEE FOR EFFECTING MUTATION P8:- TRUE COPY OF RECEIPT DTD 28/8/2015 ISSUED BY EDAKKUNNAM VILLAGE OFFICE IN RESPECT OF FEE FOR EFFECTING MUTATION P9:- TRUE COPY OF THE REMINDER DTD 10/12/2015 GIVEN BY PETITIONER TO RESPONDENT RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS:

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A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, J.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C).No.39406/2015 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 23rd Day of December, 2015

J U D G M E N T

The petitioner has approached this Court on account of the delay in taking action for effecting mutation in respect of the properties covered by Exts.P1 and P2.

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In the light of the facts and circumstances, there shall be direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P9 application of the petitioner for effecting mutation and complete the exercise after notice to the petitioner and any other affected parties within a period of two months.

The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, JUDGE ms