JUDGMENT Petitioner’s short grievance is that his application for attested sketch in respect of his property is not being acted upon by the 1^st respondent. Similarly, his application for non-assignment certificate and demarcation certificate is also not being acted upon by the 2^nd respondent. Both these sets of documents are required for the purpose of applying for a quarrying lease in terms of the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules , 1967 (K.M.M.C.Rules). The petitioner would submit that the application is not being proceeded for the reason that the property in question was earlier a plantation.

2. However, the learned Government Pleader, after taking instructions, would submit that there is no objection based on the property being a plantation earlier and that the petitioner’s applications are being processed.

3. In the circumstances, there will be a direction to the 1^st respondent/Tahsildar to issue the attested sketch, if the petitioner is otherwise entitled to the same, within a period of three weeks from today. There will be a similar direction to the 2^nd respondent/Village