JUDGMENT :

The petitioner, which is the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, Kochi Chapter, has approached this Court impugning Ext.P8 communication issued by the Kochi Corporation, informing them that their property comprised of 6.43 Ares of land in Survey Nos.339/1 and 342/1 at Kaloor, Kochi is shown as a “wet land” in the revenue records and therefore, that they can use the same only for the construction of a residential building and that too, the area of which is confined to 120 sq.m.

2. The petitioner says that the property in question was, in fact, part of Kaloor Town Planning Scheme and was acquired by the Greater Cochin Development Authority (GCDA for short) for being alloted to individuals and entities for construction of residential and commercial buildings and that they purchased the afore extent from their predecessor-in interest, who had been originally alloted it by the GCDA. They, therefore, contend that Ext.P8 is illegal and pray that it be set aside.

3. When I considered this writ petition on 25/09/2019, since there was no clarity as to the actual nature of the property in question, I had directed the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO for short) to file an affidav