JUDGMENT

Muralee Krishna S., J.

The petitioner claiming himself as a resident of Mankulam Village of Idukki District, filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to complete the survey and demarcation of the assignable plots mentioned in Ext.P5 order dated 20.04.2016 in HRMP No.3939 of 2016 of the Kerala State Human Rights Commission, Thiruvananthapuram, and to declare that the petitioner is eligible and entitled to get surveyed the assignable plot mentioned in Ext.P5.

2. According to the petitioner, he has been included in Ext.P7 list of eligible claimants for getting assignment of property under the Kannan Devan Hills (Resumption of lands) Act, 1971 (‘KDH Act’ for short). The petitioner states that in an identical matter, this Court rendered Ext.P1 judgment dated 12.10.2018 in W.P.(C)No.33394 of 2018, fixing four months' time to complete the survey work of assignable plots as a condition precedent to grant patta to eligible claimants. In pursuance to Ext.P1 judgment, the District Collector has issued Ext.P2 order dated 01.02.2019 setting apart survey personnel to complete the work. Thereafter, the Tah