IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE VIJU ABRAHAM THURSDAY, THE 20^TH DAY OF JUNE 2024 / 30TH JYAISHTA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 22436 OF 2023 PETITIONERS:

1 JUNUS BRAYAN AGED 23 YEARS S/O. ELDHO K. M., KANIYATTIL HOUSE, POOMALA P.O., WAYANAD, PIN -

673592

2 JUDITH BROWN AGED 24 YEARS S/O. ELDHO K. M., KANIYATTIL HOUSE, POOMALA P.O., WAYANAD, PIN -

673592 BY ADVS. ENOCH DAVID SIMON JOEL S.SREEDEV RONY JOSE LEO LUKOSE KAROL MATHEWS SEBASTIAN ALENCHERRY DERICK MATHAI SAJI KARAN SCARIA ABRAHAM(K/003189/2023)

RESPONDENTS:

1 THE TAHSILDHAR TALUK OFFICE, SULTHAN BATHERY, WAYANAD, PIN - 673592

2 VILLAGE OFFICER VILLAGE OFFICE, AMBALAVAYAL, WAYANAD, PIN - 673593

3 TAX RECOVERY OFFICER INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF TAX RECOVERY OFFICER, AAYAKAR BHAVAN, MANANCHIRA KOZHIKODE -673001 * ADDITIONAL R3 IS IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 20.07.2023 IN I.A.1/2023 IN WP(C)22436/2023.

BY ADVS. ADV. P.G. JAYASHANKAR PGJ KEERTHIVAS GIRI GP - DEEPA V THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20.06.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

‘CR’

VIJU ABRAHAM , J.

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