JUDGMENT

Dated this the 17 th day of January, 2022 The petitioner is the owner in possession of a total extent of

80.94 Ares of property, out of which 77.96 Ares of property in Re- survey Nos.236/5-4, 236/6, 236/9-1, 236/7-1, 236/8-1, 236/5 and 236/5-3 of Vijayapuram Village in Kottayam Taluk of Kottayam District is classified as 'Nilam' in the Basic Tax Register and is not included in the notified data bank. Ext.P5 is the order passed under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order (for short, 'the KLU Order'). By Ext.P6, the petitioner had been required by the Tahsildar (Land Records) to obtain further orders under Section 27A of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 (for short, 'the 2008 Act) as amended. The petitioner has thereafter submitted Ext.P7 application before the 1st respondent and seeks a consideration of the same in terms of Section 6A of the Kerala Land Tax Act.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the issue stands squarely covered by the decisions of this Court in Geo Peter v. RDO, Muvattupuzha [2019 (4) KHC 400], Iype Varghese v. Revenue Divisional Officer, Idukki and others [2020 (5) KLT 403] and of a Division Bench of this Court in