IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 20014 of 2010(O)
1. T.B.SANTHOSH, S/O. BALAKRISHNAN,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. THE TRAVANCORE DEVASWOM BOARD,
... Respondent
2. THE ASST. COMMISSIONER,
3. THE LAND TRIBUNAL,
4. SREEKARYAM THIRUVALLOORE DEVASWOM,
5. MURALEEDHARA KURUP, S/O. NARAYANA KURUP,
6. SARADHA, W/O. MURALEEDHARA KURUP,
7. PRESIDENT,
8. SECRETARY,
For Petitioner :SRI.SATHISH NINAN
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice THOMAS P.JOSEPH
Dated :28/06/2010
O R D E R
THOMAS P. JOSEPH, J.
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W.P.(C) No.20014 of 2010
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Dated this the 28th day of June, 2010.
JUDGMENT
Respondent Nos.1 and 2 appear through counsel.
2. Petitioner who is additional appellant No.3 in A.A.No.14 of 2001 of
the Land Tribunal, Thripunithura seeks a direction to that authority for early
disposal of S.M.P.No.257 of 1998 (S.M. No.67 of 1997 of the Land Tribunal,
Vypin). Since the proceeding was not disposed of respondent Nos.5 and 6 filed
W.P.(C) No.14133 of 1999 and got an order for time bound disposal. But that
was not complied. Respondent Nos.5 and 6 filed C.C.C.No.252 of 2001. While
so, Land Tribunal disposed of S.M.Proceedings on 13.06.2001 which was
challenged by respondent Nos.5 and 6 in A.A.No.14 of 2001. Appellate Authority
on 23.02.2007 set aside the order and remanded the proceeding to the Land
Tribunal for fresh disposal after hearing the parties. Grievance of petitioner is
that from 18.05.2007 the matter is again pending before the Land Tribunal but,
without passing final order. It is when the appeal was pending that petitioner got
himself impleaded in the appeal as well as S.M.Proceedings. It is seen that the
proceeding is pending from 1997 onwards. In the facts and circumstances of
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the case I direct the Land Tribunal to dispose of the S.M.Proceedings as
expeditiously as possible taking into account the fact that the matter is pending
from 1997 onwards.
Writ Petition is disposed of as above.
THOMAS P.JOSEPH,
Judge.
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