Sheela Suresh vs State Of Kerala

Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 11053 Ker
Judgement Date : 12 April, 2024

Kerala High Court

Sheela Suresh vs State Of Kerala on 12 April, 2024

WP(C)No.15069 of 2024

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                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                                      PRESENT
                THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.
          FRIDAY, THE 12TH DAY OF APRIL 2024 / 23RD CHAITHRA, 1946
                             WP(C) NO. 15069 OF 2024
PETITIONER:

              SHEELA SURESH,
              AGED 56 YEARS
              C/O. SURESH KUMAR, H NO.22/182A, SUCHITRA HOUSE, PULLACHAL
              ROAD,MUTTAR, ELOOR, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683501
              BY ADVS.
              S.GOPAKUMAR
              T.M.BINITHA


RESPONDENTS:

      1       STATE OF KERALA,
              REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,
              REVENUE, SECRETARIAT,
              THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
      2       THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER,
              FORT KOCHI,
              ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682002
      3       THE THAHASILDAR,
              PARAVUR TALUK OFFICE,
              NORTH PARAVUR, PIN - 683513
      4       THE AGRICULTURE OFFICER,
              KRISHI BHAVAN, UDYOGAMANDAL,
              ELOOR,ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683501
      5       THE VILLAGE OFFICER,
              ELOOR VILLAGE,
              ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683501



              SMT.AMMINIKUTTY K, SR.GP


      THIS    WRIT    PETITION   (CIVIL)   HAVING   COME   UP   FOR   ADMISSION   ON
12.04.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
 WP(C)No.15069 of 2024

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                             MOHAMMED NIAS C.P., J.

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                                 WP(C)No.15069 of 2024


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                         Dated this the 12th day of April, 2024


                                       JUDGMENT

The petitioner and her husband together are stated to be the owners in possession of land having an extent of 1.13 Ares (2.791 Cents) comprised in Block No.178 resurvey No.2/2 of Eloor village in Paravur Taluk. Ext.P5 application was filed seeking deletion of the property from the data bank under Form 5 of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 (for short, 'the Act'). The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that it is the only property available to her on which she availed an educational loan to send her daughter who got admission for higher studies, as is seen from Ext.P4.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no orders have been passed on the statutory application so far.

3. Taking note of the peculiar facts in this case and to facilitate the petitioner to obtain an educational loan for the purpose stated above, there will be a direction to the fourth respondent - Agricultural officer or to the fifth respondent, the Village Officer concerned, as the case may be, to give their inputs to the second respondent - the Revenue Divisional Officer within three weeks from today. On receipt of the same, the second respondent - RDO will consider and pass orders on the application strictly in terms of the Act and Rules, within three weeks thereafter. It is made clear that the above WP(C)No.15069 of 2024 3 directions are given only on account of the reasons stated above and shall not be treated as a precedent in other cases.

The writ petition is disposed of as above.

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MOHAMMED NIAS C.P. JUDGE dlk/12.4.2024 WP(C)No.15069 of 2024 4 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 15069/2024 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING THE STATUS OF THE PETITIONER'S LAND AND SURROUNDINGS AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE TAX PAID RECEIPT IN RESPECT OF THE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING OF THE PETITIONER EXHIBIT P3 PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PETITIONER'S HOUSE EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE DDS CERTIFICATE OF THE PETITIONER'S DAUGHTER EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF THE FORM NO.5 APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER AND HER HUSBAND DT. 14/03/2024 EXHIBIT P6 TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT ISSUED FOR THE FEE PAID FOR EXHIBIT P5