Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022 / 4TH PHALGUNA, 1943 PETITIONER/S: REJIN, AGED 40 YEARS S/O.VISHWAMBARAN, BLAGAYIL HOUSE, GURUDEVAN NAGAR, LOKAMALESWARAM, THRISSUR-680 664. BY ADVS. N.KRISHNA RAJA MAULI RENI JAMES RESPONDENTS :- 1 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR FIRST FLOOR, CIVIL STATION, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR-680 003. 2 THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICE, CIVIL STATION ANNEXE, IRINJALAKUDA-680 125. 3 THE TAHSILDAR KODUNGALLUR TALUK OFFICE, FIRST FLOOR, MINI CIVIL STATION, NATIONAL HIGHWAY 17, STAR NAR, KODUNGALLUR, THRISSUR-680 664. 4 THE VILLAGE OFFICER LOKAMALESWARAM VILLAGE OFFICE, NORTH NADA KODUNGALLUR TEMPLE, KODUNGALLUR, THRISSUR-680 664.
5 THE AGRICULTURAL OFFICER KODUNGALLUR KRISHI BHAVAN, KUNNUMPURAM, KODUNGALLUR, THRISSUR-680 664. BY SMT.PRINCY XAVIER, SR.GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23.02.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: -: 2 :-
JUDGMENT
Dated this the 23rd day of February, 2022 The petitioner is the owner in possession of 4.84 Ares of land in Survey No.1030 of Lokamaleswaram Village in Kodungallur Taluk of Thrissur District. It is submitted that the property of the petitioner is lying as a garden land and the same is not suitable for paddy cultivation and is not included in the data bank. The petitioner confines his relief for an expeditious consideration of Ext.P3 application in Form No.6 under the provisions of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy land and Wetland Act, 2008, seeking permission for use of land for other purposes.
2. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also and
without expressing any view on the merits of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to take up the application, consider and pass orders on the same, after considering all relevant aspects of the matter and after verifying the data bank and the report of the Village Officer and obtaining all necessary inputs. The entire proceedings shall be completed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. This writ petition is ordered accordingly. Sd/- ANU SIVARAMAN JUDGE Jvt/28.2.2022 -: 3 :- APPENDIX OF WP(C) 337/2022 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT DATED 24.09.2021. Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE EXTRACT OF THE PUBLISHED DATA BANK. Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION UNDER FORM 6 BEFORE THE 2ND RESPO2ND RESPONDENT DATED 05.11.2021. Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE CHALLAN EVIDENCING PAYMENT OF STATUTORY FEE DATED 30.10.2021. Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE EVIDENCING THE RECEIPT OF FORM 6 DATED 05.11.2021. Exhibit P6 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER BEARING NO.A3- THE 4TH RESPONDENT DATED 05.11.2021. Exhibit P7 TRUE COPY OF THE REPORT DATED 17.11.2021 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT.