Court can mandate timely consideration of applications submitted to authorities under relevant statutes.

JUDGMENT

This Writ Petition (C) is filed seeking the following reliefs:

" 1. Call for the entire records pertaining to the facts pleaded in the Writ Petition (Civil).

2. Issue a Writ of Mandamus, any other Order, writ or direction, directing the 4^th Respondent to pass final orders on the Form 5 applications filed by the petitioner covered in Exhibit-P3 within a time fixed by this Hon’ble Court."

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2. When this Writ Petition came up for consideration, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner will be satisfied if a direction is issued to consider Ext.P3 Form – 5 application within a time frame.

3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader.

4. After hearing both sides, I think there can be a direction to consider Ext.P3 application within a time frame.

Therefore, this Writ Petition is disposed of in the following manner:

1. The 5^th respondent is directed to submit the necessary report based on the Ext.P3 application to the 4^th respondent/Authorised O expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment.

2. The 4^th respondent/Authorised O to consider Ext.P3 application (if it is pending and if it is in order) based on the report received from the 5^th respondent, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the report.

3. The petitioner will produce a certified copy of this judgment, along with a copy of this Writ Petition with exhibits, before the 4^th and 5^th respondents for compliance.

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P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN JUDGE SSG

11/7/2025 Exhibit-P2 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGE OF THE DATA BANK IN RESPECT OF THE PROPERTY COVERED IN BLOCK-11, SURVEY NO. 336/2-32 AND ITS SUB DIVISIONS OF ANGAMALLY VILLAGE PUBLISHED IN KERALA GAZETTE DATED