JUDGMENT

Dated this the 16th day of September, 2022 The petitioner along with her daughter is the owner of

1.02 Acres of land in Pazhayakunnummel Village of Chirayinkeezhu Taluk in Thiruvananthapuram District. The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking to direct the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 application within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

2. The petitioner states that she along with her daughter is the owner of 1.02 Acres of land situated in Re-survey No.57/4-2-1 of Pazhayakunnummel Village, Chirayinkeezhu Taluk in Thiruvananthapuram District. The land is a garden land. It is not cultivated with paddy. It is not fit for paddy cultivation either. However, the land is included in the Data Bank and is described as paddy land in Revenue records also.

3. The petitioner wants to use the land for other purposes. Hence, the petitioner filed Ext.P3 application in Form-5, invoking Rule 4(d) of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Rules, 2008. The application was filed on 08.06.2022. The application is not disposed of so far. Unless the application is considered expeditiously, the petitioner will be put to untold hardship and loss, conte