IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 19^TH DAY OF JUNE 2024 / 29TH JYAISHTA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 26511 OF 2016 PETITIONERS:

1 P.J. THOMAS S/O.JOSEPH, AGED 67 YEARS, RESIDING AT 8/397, PARACKAL HOUSE, PAINGARAPILLY P.O., PIN - 682 314, MULANTHURUTHY VILLAGE, KANAYANNUR TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT.

2 SABU S/O.VARKEY, AGED 48 YEARS, RESIDING AT THORACHIYIL HOUSE, PAINGARAPILLY P.O., PIN - 682 314, MULANTHURUTHY VILLAGE, KANAYANNUR TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT.

3 SURESHKUMAR AGED 39 YEARS, S/O.BHASKARAN NAIR, SANTHOSH NILAYAM, MADATHIMAYALIL HOUSE, PAINGARAPPALLY P.O., PIN - 682 314, MULAMTHURUTHY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 4 SANTHOSHKUMAR AGED 53 YEARS, S/O.BHASKARAN NAIR, SANTHOSH NILAYAM, MADATHIMAYALIL HOUSE, PAINGARAPPALLY P.O., PIN - 682 314, MULAMTHURUTHY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT.

BY ADVS.

SRI.ABRAHAM MATHEW (VETTOOR)

SRI.ANIL ABEY JOSE RESPONDENTS:

1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695 001.

2 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, COLLECTORATE, KAKKANADU, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682 031.

3 THE TAHSILDAR KANAYANNUR TALUK, TALUK OFFICE, ERNAKULAM,