John vs the District Collector

JOHN vs The District Collector

Type Court Judgment Court Kerala Decided Jan 16, 2024

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/1286116
Court: Kerala High Court
Judge: Honourable Mr.Justice Murali Purushothaman
Decided On: Jan 16, 2024
Case Number: WP(C)/1583/2024
Subject: Land Acquisition

Case Summary

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Land Acquisition

Key legal issue: Land Acquisition

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

JOHN

Respondent

The District Collector

Excerpt

.....nedumpura village office, cheruthuruthy p. o, thrissur, pin - 679 531.sr.gp. - smt.k.amminikutty this writ petition (civil) having come up for admission on 16.01.2024, the court on the same day delivered the following:judgmentthe petitioners are the absolute owners of 46.53 ares of land in nedumpura village, thalappilli taluk in thrissur district. they have approached this court seeking a direction to the 2nd respondent/revenue divisional officer to consider and pass orders on ext.p3, form-6 application filed under the kerala conservation of paddy land and wetland rules, 2008.2. heard the learned counsel for thepetitioners and the learned government pleader. in the facts and circumstances of the case and taking into consideration that ext.p3 is a statutory application, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent/rdo to consider and pass orders thereon, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. sd/- murali purushothaman judge spr appendix petitioner’s exhibits:-exhibit p1 true copy of the tax receipt dated 29.07.2020. exhibit p2 true copy of the relevant pages of published data bank of vallathol nagar grama panchayath dated 24.03.2012. exhibit p3 true copy of the application in form 6 dated 23.11.2023 submitted by the petitioner before the 2nd respondent along with survey sketch. exhibit p4 true copy of the receipt evidencing the payment of statutory fee dated 31.03.2022.respondents exhibits: nil.

Full Judgment

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN TUESDAY, THE 16TH DAY OF JANUARY 2024 / 26TH POUSHA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 1583 OF 2024 PETITIONERS: 1 JOHN AGED 67 YEARS S/O. MATHEW, KURIVIKKATTUKUZHIYIL HOUSE, 2 MARY AGED 57 YEARS W/O. JOHN, KURIVIKKATTUKUZHIYIL HOUSE, BY ADVS. AMJATHA D.A. MUHASIN K.M. FARHANA K.H. RESPONDENTS:
1 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR 1ST FLOOR, CIVIL STATION, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR, PIN - 680 003. 2 THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER THRISSUR REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICE, 1ST FLOOR, CIVIL STATION, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR, PIN - 680 003. 3 THE TAHSILDAR THALAPPILLI TALUK OFFICE, KODUNGALLUR - SHORNUR ROAD, THALAPPILLI, WADAKKANCHERY, THRISSUR, PIN - 680 623. 4 THE VILLAGE OFFICER NEDUMPURA VILLAGE OFFICE, CHERUTHURUTHY P. O, THRISSUR, PIN - 679 531.
SR.GP. - SMT.K.AMMINIKUTTY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16.01.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

The petitioners are the absolute owners of 46.53 Ares of land in Nedumpura Village, Thalappilli Taluk in Thrissur District. They have approached this Court seeking a direction to the 2nd respondent/Revenue Divisional Officer to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3, Form-6 application filed under the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Rules, 2008.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the

petitioners and the learned Government Pleader. In the facts and circumstances of the case and taking into consideration that Ext.P3 is a statutory application, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent/RDO to consider and pass orders thereon, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN JUDGE SPR APPENDIX PETITIONER’S EXHIBITS:-

EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT DATED 29.07.2020. EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF PUBLISHED DATA BANK OF VALLATHOL NAGAR GRAMA PANCHAYATH DATED 24.03.2012. EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION IN FORM 6 DATED 23.11.2023 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT ALONG WITH SURVEY SKETCH. EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT EVIDENCING THE PAYMENT OF STATUTORY FEE DATED 31.03.2022.

RESPONDENTS EXHIBITS: NIL.

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