IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN
FRIDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF MAY 2022 / 30TH VAISAKHA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 15562 OF 2022
PETITIONER:
GEORGE ALEX,
AGED 32 YEARS
S/O.ALEXANDER, URUMBIL HOUSE, KOTHAMANGALAM P.O.,
RAMALLOOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-686 691.
BY ADVS.
M.V.SABU
AKHILASREE BHASKARAN
TERESA C. JOSEPH
RESPONDENTS:
1 STATE OF KERALA,
REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, STATE SECRETARIAT,
TRIVANDRUM-695 001.
2 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,
ERNAKULAM, CIVIL STATION, KUNNUMPURAM, KAKKANAD,
ERNAKULAM-682 030.
3 THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER,
MINI CIVIL STATION, MUDAVOOR, MUVATTUPUZHA-686 669.
4 THE TAHSILDAR,
MINI CIVIL STATION, KOTHAMANGALAM P.O.,
ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-686 691.
5 THE VILLAGE OFFICER,
KOTHAMANGALAM VILLAGE, KOTHAMANGALAM P.O.,
ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-686 691.
6 THE LOCAL LEVEL MONITORING COMMITTEE,
REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENER/THE AGRICULTURE OFFICER,
KRISHI BHAVAN, KOTHAMANGALAM, KOTHAMANGALAM P.O.,
ERNAKULAM DISTRICT-686 691.
SMT.VINITHA B, SR.GP
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
20.05.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
WP(C) NO. 15562 OF 2022
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JUDGMENT
Dated this the 20th day of May, 2022 The petitioner is the owner in possession of 4.05 Ares of land in Survey Nos.877/5A-3-15-3, 877/5B-1 and 877/8-2-12-7 of Kothamangalam Village, Kothamangalam Taluk of Ernakulam District. It is submitted that the property of the petitioner is lying as 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.P2 application in Form No.6 under Section 27A 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 3rd respondent to take up Ext.P2 application, consider and pass orders on the same, after considering all relevant aspects of the matter and after verifying the data bank WP(C) NO. 15562 OF 2022 3 and obtaining all necessary inputs including the report of the Village Officer. 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 NP WP(C) NO. 15562 OF 2022 4 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 15562/2022 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT DATED 29.07.2021 IN THANDAPPAR NO.28571 OF KOTHAMANGALAM VILLAGE ISSUED BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT.
Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 04.03.2022 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT.
Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE SURVEY SKETCH OF THE PROPERTY.
RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL