J U D G M E N T

The petitioner is aggrieved with the fact that the land, owned by the petitioner, having a total extent of 29.73 Ares, comprised in Survey Nos.87/13 and 87/14 of Puthenchira Village, is shown as 'nilam' in the village records and basic tax register. The said property of the petitioner is included in the draft data bank prepared under Section 28 of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wet Land Act, 2008 . The petitioner's property is lying as a pucca garden land and there are different types of trees and coconut trees in the said property, is the contention raised. The petitioner filed Ext.P2 application, before the 1st respondent, which is pending consideration. The prayer of the petitioner is to direct the District Collector, the 1st respondent herein, to consider and dispose of Ext.P2, an application filed under Clause (6) of the Kerala Land Utilization Order, 1967 , (for brevity “KLU Order”), within a reasonable time.

2. Since the land is included in the draft data bank and the description is shown as 'nilam' in the Basic Tax Register (B.T.R), it is only proper that a report is received from the Agricultural Officer and Kerala State Remote Sensing and Environ