1. Petitioner has approached this Court inter alia seeking a direction to the first respondent to accept the basic tax and issue possession certificate in respect of the properties of the petitioner covered by Exts.P1 and P2 documents.
2. During the pendency of this case, the Revenue Divisional Officer has issued Ext.P8 order dated 28.3.2014 inter alia stating that a case is pending before the Revenue Divisional Officer as T.L.A.No.1960/87 in respect of 4.40 acres of land. The issue involved was whether the said land could be assigned in favour of the petitioner. It is observed that, on account of the Restriction on Transfer by and Restoration of Lands to Scheduled Tribes Act, 1999 (Kerala) coming into force, the question that is to be looked into is whether the petitioner in that W.P.(C)No.4165 of 2013 -:2:-
case will be entitled for any benefits and therefore fresh consideration of the above TLA case is required.
3. Apparently, when such an issue is pending consideration, the additional fourth respondent has to consider the T.L.A.No.1960/87 and pass appropriate orders. After disposal of the same, it will be open for the petitioner to approach the revenue authorities for payment of tax.
Under these circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the additional fourth respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders with reference to T.L.A.No.1960/87, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.
A.M.Shaffique, Judge.
sl.