Kerala High Court
Puthiyedathuveettil Padmini vs The Village Officer on 11 April, 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE VIJU ABRAHAM
THURSDAY, THE 11TH DAY OF APRIL 2024 / 22ND CHAITHRA, 1946
WP(C) NO. 15084 OF 2024
PETITIONER:
PUTHIYEDATHUVEETTIL PADMINI
AGED 63 YEARS
D/O NARAYANI, , RESIDING AT PUTHIYEDATHU HOUSE,
KUTTIYATTUR P O, TALIPARAMBA, KANNUR DISTRICT, PIN -
670702
BY ADVS.
M.K.SUMOD
VIDYA M.K.
RAJ CAROLIN V.
THUSHARA.K
NAMITHA GEORGE
RESPONDENTS:
1 THE VILLAGE OFFICER
VILLAGE OFFICE KUTTIYATTUR, KUTTIYATTUR P O, KANNUR
DISTRICT, PIN - 670602
2 THE TAHSILDAR (L & R)
TALIPARAMBA TALUK OFFICE, TALIPARAMBA P O, KANNUR
DISTRICT, PIN - 670641
3 STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, REVENUE
DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN -
695001
OTHER PRESENT:
GP - AJITH VISWANATHAN
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
11.04.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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VIJU ABRAHAM,J
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W.P.(C).No.15084 of 2024
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Dated this the 11th day of April, 2024
JUDGMENT
Petitioner has approached this Court seeking a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 appeal filed before the 2nd respondent challenging Ext.P3 order of rejection by the 1st respondent.
3. Heard the learned Government Pleader also. After hearing both sides, I am inclined to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to take up Ext.P7 and dispose of the same in accordance with law, at the earliest, at any rate, within an outer limit of 2 months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and any other affected parties.
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VIJU ABRAHAM, JUDGE pm W.P.(C).No.15084 of 2024 3 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 15084/2024 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE LAND TAX PAID BY THE PETITIONER FOR THE ABOVE SUBJECT MATTER PROPERTY DATED 14/09/2023 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT Exhibit P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE PAYMENT RECEIPT DATED 25/01/2024 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION WITH REF NO. 20/2024 BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER DATED 05/02/2024 Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN OS 167/2008 OF THE MUNSIFF OF KANNUR DATED 26/09/2009 Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE DECREE IN OS 167/2008 OF THE MUNSIFF OF KANNUR DATED 26/09/2009 Exhibit P6 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 17/08/2012 OF THE SUB COURT KANNUR IN AS NO. 105/2012 Exhibit P7 TRUE COPY OF THE APPEAL SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 12/03/2024 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT