JUDGMENT

The petitioner, who is the owner of a property having and extent of 14.9 Ares comprised in in Re.Sy. No. 1/82 in Ulliyeri Village, in Koyilandy Taluk of Kozhikkode District has approached this Court seeking the following reliefs:

“1. To issue a writ of certiorari and set aside Exhibit P8.

2. To issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ, direction or order directing the respondent No. 2 to issue order on Exhibit P4 application in a time bound manner.

3. To declare that the property of petitioner is liable to be removed from databank.

4. Issue such other reliefs, order or direction deems fit and proper for this Hon’ble Court in facts and circumstances of the case.”

The case of the petitioner is that, even though the property of the petitioner was reclaimed prior to the enactment of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act , 2008 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Paddy Land Act’), the same was included in the Data Bank. In such circumstances, to remove the same from Data Bank the petitioner submitted Ext.P4 application in Form 5 on 30.01.2021. As part of processing of the same, Ext.P8 communication was issued by the Revenue Divisional Officer to the Agricultural Officer t