JUDGMENT

Dated this the 18th day of July, 2022 The petitioner is before this Court seeking to direct the

3rd respondent to consider Ext.P4 application and effect consequential correction in the Basic Tax Register and relevant Revenue records concerning the properties of the petitioner as 'Purayidam' instead of 'Nilam'.

2. The petitioner states that the 2nd respondent passed Ext.P2 order dated 03.03.2015 and Ext.P3 order dated 28.02.2015 in the applications submitted by the predecessors- in-interest of the land now held by the petitioner, invoking Clause 6(2) of the Kerala Land Utilisation Order, 1967. The properties in question were permitted to be used for non- agricultural purposes.

3. Thereafter, the petitioner submitted Ext.P4 application before the 3rd respondent for reassessment of land tax. Ext.P4 was filed on 23.05.2022. The 3rd respondent has not passed any orders on Ext.P4 so far, contends the petitioner.

The delay in consideration of Ext.P4 is causing hardship to the petitioner.

4. Government Pleader entered appearance and resisted the writ petition. The Government Pleader controverted all material allegations made by the petitioner in the writ petition. However, the Governme