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Antony V.D vs State Of Kerala
2024 Latest Caselaw 10005 Ker

Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 10005 Ker
Judgement Date : 5 April, 2024

Kerala High Court

Antony V.D vs State Of Kerala on 5 April, 2024

Author: P Gopinath

Bench: P Gopinath

         IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                         PRESENT
          THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P.
  FRIDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF APRIL 2024 / 16TH CHAITHRA, 1946
                  WP(C) NO. 7994 OF 2015
PETITIONER:

         ANTONY V.D
         AGED 38 YEARS, S/O.DEVASY,
         VETTACKAL (H), SOUTH JANATHA ROAD,
         POONITHURA VILLAGE, KANAYANUR TALUK,
         ERNAKULAM. - 683 025.

         BY ADVS.
              SRI.PRAVEEN K. JOY
              SRI.T.A.JOY


RESPONDENTS:

    1    STATE OF KERALA
         REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
         DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT,
         THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.
    2    THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR
         ERNAKULAM - 682 030.
    3    REVENUE DIVISION OFFICER
         FORT KOCHI, ERNAKULAM - 682 002.
    4    THE LOCAL LEVEL MONITORING COMMITTEE
         POONITHURA, KANAYANNUR,
         ERNAKULAM DISTRICT - 682 038.
    5    THE AGRICULTURAL OFFICER
         AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, COLLECTORATE, KAKKANAD,
         ERNAKULAM DISTRICT - 682 030.
    6    THE KERALA STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
         ERNAKULAM, PIN-- 682 030,
         REPRESENTED BY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER.
 W.P.(C) No.7994/2015
                                -:2:-

      7       THE VILLAGE OFFICER
              POONITHURA VILLAGE, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT - 682 038.
      8       PAUL ALUKKA
              S/O.VARKEY, ALUKKA VEEDU, KADAVANTHRA,
              ERNAKULAM - 682 020.
      9       VINU PAUL
              S/O. PAUL, ALUKKA VEEDU, KADAVANTHRA,
              ERNAKULAM - 682 020.


              BY ADVS.
                   SRI. T.NAVEEN SC, KERALA STATE POLLUTION
              CONTROL BOARD,
                   SRI.S.ANANTHAKRISHNAN
                   SRI.P.MOHAMMED ANZARI
                   SRI.N.K.SUBRAMANIAN
                   SRI.BINOY DAVIS (GP)



       THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
05.04.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
 W.P.(C) No.7994/2015
                                -:3:-




                        JUDGMENT

This writ petition was filed with the grievance that

respondent Nos.8 and 9 were developing a property which is

described as paddy land in the revenue records.

2. It is evident from the counter affidavit filed by

respondent Nos.8 and 9 that the land in question was converted

land as per the data-bank prepared under the provisions of the

Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008, and

that a building permit was issued for the construction of a

building on the said land, and that the building has already been

constructed and occupancy certificate etc. have also been issued

in respect of the building.

In that view of the matter, I am of the opinion that nothing

further survives for consideration in this writ petition and it is

accordingly dismissed.

Sd/-

                                              GOPINATH P.
ats                                               JUDGE






                       APPENDIX OF WP(C) 7994/2015

PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS
EXT.P1:            THE TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE STOP MEMO DATED

19/07/2014 ISSUED BY THE VILLAGE OFFICER, POONITHURA.

EXT.P2: THE TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE THANDAPER REGISTER OF POONITHURA VILLAGE.

EXT.P3: THE TRUE COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DATED 02/03/2015 BEFORE THE 7TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P4: THE TRUE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ILLEGALLY CONVERTED PADDY FIELD.

EXT.P5: THE TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 02/03/2015 BEFORE THE 2ND AND 3RD RESPONDENT.

RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS EXT.R8(a): TRUE COPY OF LETTER APPLICATION DT.20.02.2015 FILED BY MR.RAJESH UNDER THE RTI ACT. EXT.R8(b): TRUE COPY OF THE POLICE COMPLAINT DT.9.2.2015 FILED BY THE 8THRESPONDENT AGAINST RAJESH. EXT.R8(c): TRUE COPY OF THE POLICE COMPLAINT DT.

22.1.2015 FILED BY THE 8THRESPONDENT AGAINST RAJESH.

EXT.R8(d): TRUE OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF DATA BANK WITH REGARD LANDS IN SY.NO.224/1 OF POONITHURA VILLAGE.

EXT.R8(e): TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE PASSPORT OF SMT.LUCY PAUL.

EXT.R8(f): TRUE COPY OF THE REPLY DT.18.6.2015 FILED THE 8TH RESPONDENT TO EXT.P1.

EXT.R8(g): TRUE COPY OF THE BUILDING PERMIT DT.21.6.2015.

EXT.R8(h): TRUE COPY OF THE CONSENT ISSUED BY THE 6TH RESPONDENT.

EXT.R8(i): TRUE COPY OF THE LOCATION SKETCH ISSUED BY THE 7TH RESPONDENT EXT.R8(j): TRUE COPY OF THE OWNERSHIP CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE 7TH RESPONDENT.

EXT.R8(k): TRUE COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE DT.2.3.2015 ISSUED BY THE 7TH RESPONDENT.

EXT.R8(l): TRUE COPY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE LAND.

 
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