Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 9365 Ker
Judgement Date : 6 October, 2025
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WP(C) No.27672 of 2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.M.MANOJ
MONDAY, THE 6TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2025 / 14TH ASWINA, 1947
WP(C) NO. 27672 OF 2025
PETITIONERS:
1 N. VISALAKSHI, AGED 75 YEARS
D/O LATE MECHUR VELAYUDHAN NAIR, 'GAYATHRI',
PADINJARETHARA, NALLEPILLY P.O., PALAKKAD, PIN
- 678553
2 N. BHAGYALAKSHMI, AGED 66 YEARS
D/O LATE MECHUR VELAYUDHAN NAIR, 'KALYAN OPAL'
FLAT 8 - D, KUTTUMUCK - VILLADAM ROAD,
KUTTUMUCK, CHEROOR P. O., THRISSUR, PIN -
680631
3 GEETHA DEVI K., AGED 50 YEARS
D/O NAGATH RAJAGOPAL, 13/393-C & D, ‘A'
BLOCK, SUDARSANA APARTMENTS, KALLIPADAM P.O.,
PALAKKAD, PIN - 679122
BY ADVS.
SHRI.K.RAJEEV
SRI.BIJO MATHEW JOY
SRI.V.VISAL AJAYAN
SMT.NIVEDITHA R. MENON
RESPONDENTS:
1 STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT
SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
2 THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA,
SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001
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3 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR
THRISSUR DISTRICT, CIVIL LINES, AYYANTHOLE
POST, THRISSUR, PIN - 680003
4 THE TAHSILDAR, (LAND RECORDS)
TALUK OFFICE, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, IRINJALAKUDA
NORTH P.O., THRISSUR, PIN - 680125
5 THE VILLAGE OFFICER
KALLUR - THRIKKUR GROUP VILLAGE OFFICE,
AMBALLUR - KALLUR - KALLAYI ROAD, KALLUR P.O.,
THRISSUR, PIN - 680317
6 THE SUB REGISTRAR
OFFICE OF THE SUB-REGISTRAR, SRO, NELLAYI,
SERVICE ROAD, VILLAGE, NELLAYI, THRISSUR, PIN
- 680305
OTHER PRESENT:
SRI.JAYAN.T, GOVERNMENT PLEADER
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR
ADMISSION ON 06.10.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY
DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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WP(C) No.27672 of 2025
JUDGMENT
Dated this the 6th day of October, 2025
The writ petition is preferred seeking for a direction
to the 5th respondent - Village Officer to continue to accept
the land tax as per the altered survey subdivision Numbers
275/8, 275/7, 275/6 which are in the name of petitioners 1,
2 and 3 respectively, and which was bifurcated from survey
subdivision number 275/4.
When the matter was taken up for consideration
today, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the
petitioners that now the land tax has been accepted from the
petitioners. Under such circumstances, nothing survives in
this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed
as infructuous.
sd/-
P.M. MANOJ JUDGE
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 27672/2025
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
Exhibit P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTERED PARTITION DEED DATED 22.03.2013. Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 15.01.2014 IN WPC 31205 OF 2013. Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION ADDRESSED TO THE TALUK SURVEYOR, MUKUNDAPURAM FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL TAHSILDAR MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK IRINJALAKUDA VIDE B6-10252/2013 DATED 05.03.2014.
Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE APPROVAL OF FORM NUMBER 7 INDICATING THE BIFURCATION OF THE SURVEY SUB DIVISION NUMBER OF
OF THE OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT SURVEY SUPERINTENDENT, THRISSUR DATED 27.04.2015.
Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE AREA PREPARED IN FORM NUMBER 93 INDICATING FORMER SURVEY & SUB DIVISION NUMBER AND THE PRESENT SUB DIVISION NUMBER, FORMER AREA AND THE PRESENT AREA BEING SURVEY NUMBER 275/4 TO 275/12, OF THE OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT SURVEY SUPERINTENDENT THRISSUR DATED 27.04.2015. Exhibit P6 TRUE COPY OF THE APPROVED REVISED SKETCH IN FIELD NUMBER 275 OF THRIKKUR VILLAGE, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK OF THIRSSUR DISTRICT, INDICATING THE BIFURCATION OF FORMER SURVEY NUMBER 275/4 TO THE PRESENT SURVEY NUMBERS 275/5 TO 275/12, OF THE OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT SURVEY SUPERINTENDENT THRISSUR DATED 27.04.2015. Exhibit P7 TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER COMMUNICATION DATED 11.05.2015 BEARING NUMBER B6- 10252/2013.
Exhibit P8 TRUE COPY OF THE LAND TAX RECEIPT DATED 02.07.2015 FOR SURVEY SUB DIVISION NUMBER 275/5.
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Exhibit P9 TRUE COPY OF THE LAND TAX RECEIPT DATED 02.07.2015 FOR SURVEY SUB DIVISION NUMBER 275/6.
Exhibit P10 TRUE COPY OF THE LAND TAX RECEIPT DATED 02.07.2015 FOR SURVEY SUB
Exhibit P11 TRUE COPY OF THE LAND TAX RECEIPT DATED 02.07.2015 FOR SURVEY SUB DIVISION NUMBER 275/8.
Exhibit P12 TRUE COPY OF THE LAND TAX RECEIPT DATED 02.07.2015 FOR SURVEY SUB DIVISION NUMBER 275/9.
Exhibit P13 TRUE COPY OF THE SALE DEED DOCUMENT NUMBER 873 OF 2014 DATED 21.02.2014. Exhibit P14 TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT DATED 02.07.15 FOR SURVEY SUB DIVISION NUMBER 275/11.
Exhibit P15 TRUE COPY OF THE LAND TAX RECEIPT DATED 30.05.2019 FOR SURVEY SUB DIVISION NUMBER 275/7.
Exhibit P16 TRUE COPY OF THE LAND TAX RECEIPT DATED 30.05.2019 FOR SURVEY SUB DIVISION NUMBER 275/8.
Exhibit P17 TRUE COPY OF THE LAND TAX RECEIPT DATED 30.05.2019 FOR SURVEY SUB DIVISION NUMBER 275/9.
Exhibit P18 TRUE COPY OF THE LAND TAX RECEIPT DATED 30.05.2019 FOR SURVEY SUB DIVISION NUMBER 275/10.
Exhibit P19 TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT BEARING BOOK NUMBER 04594 - RECEIPT NUMBER 0459345 FOR THANDAPPER NUMBER 3555 OF MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, THRIKKUR VILLAGE ISSUED IN SURVEY SUB DIVISION 275/4 INSTEAD OF 275/6 FOR PETITIONER NUMBER 3, DATED 30.05.2019 FOR THE PERIOD 2019-20.
Exhibit P20 TRUE COPY OF THE PETITIONER NUMBER 3'S RTI APPLICATION DATED 04.07.2015. Exhibit P21 TRUE COPY OF THE EMAIL COMMUNICATION DATED 03.07.2025 BY PETITIONER NO.1. Exhibit P22 TRUE COPY OF THE EMAIL COMMUNICATION DATED 03.07.2025 BY PETITIONER NO.2.
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