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VADANAPPALLY SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK.LTD v. DEPUTY COLLECTOR(LR) & LAND TRIBUNAL

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE VIJU ABRAHAM MONDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH 2024 / 28TH PHALGUNA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 7709 OF 2024 PETITIONER: VADANAPPALLY SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK.LTD, NO.F.211 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY THRITHALLUR P.O. THRISSUR, PIN - 680619 BY ADVS. ATHUL TOM MANASI MURALIDHARAN RESPONDENTS: 1 2 3 4 5 6 DEPUTY COLLECTOR(LR) & LAND TRIBUNAL LAND TRIBUNAL ,THRISSUR, PIN - 680020 THRITHALLUR DEVASWOM THRISSUR REPRESENTED BY THE DEWASWOM TRUST COMMITEE CHAIRMAN & MANAGING TRUSTEE,KOCHUNNY KAIMAL, PIN - 680619 THRITHALLUR SIVAKSHETRA SAMRAKSHANA SAMATHI REGD.SOCIETY (REG.NO 101 OF 1984) THRITHALLUR, THRISSUR REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT ,K.BHASKARAN NAIR, PIN - 680619 THRITHALLUR DEVASWOM,THRITHALLUR, THRISSUR REPRESENTED BY EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF MALABAR DEWASWOM BOARD, AJIN R CHANDRAN, S/O RAMACHANDRAN,R.S.NIVAS, KIDAVAKUZHY P.O. VIZHINJAMVILLAGE THIRUVANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 695523 SARADA BALAKRISHNAN@ SARADAAMMA D/O VAZHATHODATH KOCHUKUTTY AMMA VADANAPALLY VILLAGE & DESOM P.O THRITHALLUR, CHAVAKKAD TALUK , THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680614 K V SADANANDAN S/O KOLLARA VELAYUDHAN EDATHURUTHY AMSOM DESOM, KODUNGALLUR TALUK THRISSUR, PIN - 680664 W.P.(C). No.7709 of 2024 : 2 : 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DIRECTOR OF GENERAL EDUCATION JAGATHY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695014 PRINCIPAL SECRETARY GENERAL EDUCATION,SECRETARIAT ANNEX 1, PALAYAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SCOIETIES JAWAHARSAHAKARANABHAVAN,THYCAUDP.O,THIRUVANANTHAPUR AM, PIN - 695014 THE DIRECTORATE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE VIKAS BHAVAN,PALAYAM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033 HEADMASTER KAMALA NEHRU MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL VADANAPPILLY P.O THRITHALLUR THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680614 KUSUMALATHA RAMAKRISHNAN W/O RAMAKRISHNAN KANICHADATH HOUSE ENGANDIYUR, CHAVAKADTALUK THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680506 PRAKASHAN S/O LATE RAMAKRISHNAN KANICHADATH HOUSE ENGANDIYUR, CHAVAKADTALUK THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680506 MALIKA W/OCHANDRASEKHARAN KAKKANAD HOUSE, KUNDALIYUR P.O THRISSUR, PIN - 680616 MEENA W/OVALSAN KARIPPADATH HOUSE ENGANDIYUR HOUSE CHAVAKKADTALUK THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680506 NIRMAL S/O VALSAN KARIPPADATH HOUSE ENGANDIYUR HOUSE CHAVAKKADTALUK THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680506 VIMAL S/O VALSAN KARIPPADATH HOUSE ENGANDIYUR HOUSE CHAVAKKADTALUK THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680506 OTHER PRESENT: SR.GP - DEEPA NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18.03.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). No.7709 of 2024 : 3 : VIJU ABRAHAM, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No.7709 of 2024 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 18th day of March, 2024 JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this Court seeking a direction to the 1st respondent Land Tribunal, Thrissur to answer the reference made on 11.08.2010 in OS 148/1990 without delay.

#2. When the matter came up for consideration on 27.02.2024 this Court directed the learned Government Pleader to get specific instructions as to why there is a considerable delay in disposing of the case though the reference by the competent civil court was on

11.08.2010. The learned Government Pleader upon instructions submitted that the proceedings are at the final stage and the case is posted for hearing on 13.03.2024. Taking into consideration the fact that the proceedings are almost finalised and what remains is final hearing of the case, I am of the opinion that a direction could be issued to the 1 st respondent to expedite the proceedings. Therefore, the above writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to finalise the proceedings on the reference made by the competent civil court on

11.08.2010 in OS 148/1990, at the earliest, at any rate, within an W.P.(C). No.7709 of 2024 : 4 : outer limit of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and the party respondents. sm/ Sd/- VIJU ABRAHAM JUDGE W.P.(C). No.7709 of 2024 : 5 : APPENDIX OF WP(C) 7709/2024 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 Exhibit P2 THE CERTIFIED COPY OF THE PLAINT IN O.S NO.148/1990 ON THE FILES OF THE SUB JUDGE,THRISSUR DATED 05.02.1990 THE CERTIFIED COPY OF THE B DIARY PROCEEDINGS IN OS 148/1990 ISSUED BY THE PRINCIPAL SUB JUDGE, THRISSUR

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