IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.

FRIDAY, THE 5^TH DAY OF JULY 2024 / 14TH ASHADHA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 19959 OF 2024 PETITIONER:

P U STEPHAN, AGED 59 YEARS S/O. ULAHANNAN, PANDIYAMKUNNEL, AREEKARA, VELIYANNOOR, KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686634 BY ADVS.

FARHANA K.H. AMJATHA D.A. MUHASIN K.M. RESPONDENTS:

1 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, KENATHUPARAMBU, KUNATHURMEDU, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678013

2 THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, OTTAPALAM REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICE,OTTAPALAM, PALAKKAD, PIN - 679101

3 THE TAHSILDAR, ATTAPPADI TRIBAL TALUK OFFICE,AGLI, ATTAPPADI, PALAKKAD, PIN - 678581

4 THE VILLAGE OFFICER, KALLAMALA VILLAGE OFFICE, KALLAMALA, PALAKKAD, PIN -

678582 OTHER PRESENT:

SMT.PREETHA K.K., SR.GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05.07.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

MOHAMMED NIAS C.P., J =========================

W.P(C) No. 19959 of 2024 =========================

Dated this the 5^th day of July, 2024

J U D G M E N T

The petitioner, stated to be the owner of the property having an extent of 29 Ares 29 sq.mtrs of land comprised in Survey Nos. 617/6, 621/7 of Attappadi Tribal Taluk, in Kallamala Village in Palakkad District, has preferred Ext.P3 application under Form-7 of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act and Rules, 2008, (for short, the Act and the Rules) seeking change of user of the property in the data bank.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no orders have been passed on the statutory application so far.

3. Accordingly, there will be a direction to the 4^th respondent Village Officer to give sufficient inputs required under the Act and the Rules to the 2^nd respondent Revenue Divisional Officer within two months from today. On receipt of the same, the 2^nd respondent Revenue Divisional Officer will consider Ext.P3 application within two months thereafter and pass orders strictly in terms of the Act and the Rules.

The writ petition is disposed of as above.

Sd/-

MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.

JUDGE Anu APPENDIX OF WP(C) 19959/2024 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT DATED

04.04.2023 Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF DATA BANK Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION IN FORM 7 DATED 23.03.2024 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT ALONG WITH SURVEY SKETCH Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT EVIDENCING THE PAYMENT OF STATUTORY FEE DATED

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