Unnikrishnan vs Special Tahsildar (L.R.)
2021 Latest Caselaw 23469 Ker

              IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                              PRESENT
          THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN
  THURSDAY, THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2021 / 4TH AGRAHAYANA, 1943
                      WP(C) NO. 26602 OF 2021
PETITIONER:

          UNNIKRISHNAN, AGED 69 YEARS,
          S/O.LATE KUTTAN, KIZHAKKUMURI HOUSE,
          MANJAPRA P.O., KANNAMBRA-II VILLAGE,
          ALATHUR, PALAKKAD.

          BY ADV V.A.JOHNSON (VARIKKAPPALLIL)



RESPONDENT:

          SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (L.R.),
          OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL TAHSILDAR (L.R.),
          MINI CIVIL STATION, OTTAPALAM,
          PATTAMBI, PALAKKAD - 679 104.

          BY ADV.SMT.SURYA BINOY- SR. G.P


     THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
25.11.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
 WP(C) NO. 26602 OF 2021
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                                  JUDGMENT

The petitioner, who is stated to be a senior

citizen of over 69 years in age, has approached

this Court alleging that, even though a suo motu

proceedings has been initiated against him by the

respondent - Special Tahsildar (L.R.) and numbered

as S.M.No.709/2021, further action thereon has not

been completed until now. The petitioner,

therefore, prays that the respondent be directed

to do so and issue appropriate final orders

thereon, within a time frame to be fixed by this

Court.

2. In response, the learned Senior Government

Pleader - Smt.Surya Binoy, submitted that, if the

suo motu proceedings are still pending against the

petitioner, the same can be disposed of by the

respondent, within a period of eight months,

taking note of the fact that he is a senior

citizen. She, therefore, prayed that this writ

petition be ordered only on such terms. WP(C) NO. 26602 OF 2021

3. When I consider the afore submissions, it

is ineluctable that if S.M.No.709/2021 is still

pending against the petitioner, then it will

require to be disposed of by the respondent within

a period of eight months.

I am fixing the afore time frame, even

though, in similar matters, it has been fixed as

six months, because the suo motu proceedings in

this case has commenced only recently.

Resultantly, this writ petition is ordered,

directing the respondent to complete proceedings

in S.M.No.709/2021, after following due procedure

and after affording necessary opportunity of being

heard to the petitioner - as also to any other

interested/affected persons - thus, culminating in

an apposite order thereon, as expeditiously as is

possible, but not later than eight months from the

date of receipt of a certified copy of this

judgment.

Sd/-

DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN akv JUDGE WP(C) NO. 26602 OF 2021

APPENDIX PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS:

EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT DATED 25.08.2021.

EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE ADHAAR CARD NO.776573028830 OF THE PETITIONER.

RESPONDENT'S/S EXHIBITS : NIL.

//TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE