Anil K. Narendran, J.

The petitioner, Sree Vayathur Kaliyar Devaswom, which is a controlled institution under the Malabar Devaswom Board, has filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of mandamus commanding the 1^st respondent State to direct the Revenue officials in whose jurisdiction the properties of Sree Vayathur Kaliyar Devaswom is situated to take action forthwith under the provisions of the Kerala Land Conservancy Act , 1957 to remove illegal encroachments in the Devaswom lands and restore possession of those lands to the Devaswom.

2. In the writ petition, it is stated that the Devaswom was in possession of nearly 10,000 acres of land, which are situated within Taliparamba Taluk and Iritty Taluk, in the villages of Padiyur, Kalliad, Ulikkal and Nuchiyad. Since there was no proper supervision of the Devaswom land, certain persons have