JUDGMENT :

Both the writ petitions raise issues regarding the rights of a deemed tenant under Section 7E of the Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 ('KLR Act' for short) and are hence being heard and disposed of together.

W.P.(C).No.22695 of 2022

2. The petitioner’s partnership firm proposes to start a commercial activity, including a granite building stone quarry on 1.7720 hectares of land in re-survey No.275/2A of Thripangottur Village. The land belongs to the petitioners and is covered by Exts.P1 to P3 Registered sale deeds Nos.7/2019, 8/2019, and 9/2019 dated 05.01.2019 of Kallikandy Sub Registry. The lands were mutated in the firm's name, and land tax was also paid. Exts.P4 to P6 are the certificates of title for the above lands issued under section 7E of the KLR Act, 1963 by the Land Tribunal, Koothuparamba. To apply for a letter of intent and to prepare a mining plan for undertaking mining operations and establishing a crusher unit in the properties, the petitioner required a survey plan countersigned by the 3rd respondent. An application in that regard was submitted by the petitioner. The said application was processed by the 4th respondent and forwarded to the 3rd respondent as per