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The petitioner states that she retired from the Civil Supplies Department and has been working as a Para-Legal Volunteer attached to the District Court, Alappuzha. Between the property of the petitioner and the 5th respondent, there is a 3 metre wide canal lying East-West. The petitioner alleges that the 5th respondent has illegally encroached upon a portion of the canal and adjoining puramboke land.

2. The petitioner states that her property has well defined boundaries and survey stones laid by the Revenue Department. The petitioner wanted to construct a boundary wall on the north and east boundary. When the petitioner started construction in January, 2022, the 5th respondent filed a complaint before the Grama Panchayat. The petitioner states that the Panchayat authorities visited the site and found that the petitioner has not made any encroachment. Therefore, the petitioner was orally permitted to carry out the work.

3. On 10.01.2022, the 5th respondent made a complaint alleging that the petitioner is encroaching upon the canal illegally. The Village Officer, who made local inspection, also found that there is no encroachment. The Village Officer,