JUDGMENT

Dated this the 20th day of December, 2022 The petitioner, who is owner of 6.15 Ares of land in Block No.36 of Kunnathunad Village of Kunnathunad Taluk in Ernakulam District, has filed this writ petition seeking to direct the 1st respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 application within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

2. The petitioner states that he is owner of 6.15 Ares of land situated in Survey Nos.317/6-1-10, 317/6-1-2-2-2, 317/6-1-2-2-3 and 317/6-1-3 of Block No.36 of Kunnathunad Village, Kunnathunad Taluk in Ernakulam 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 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.P1 application in Form-5, invoking Rule 4(d) of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Rules, 2008 . The application was filed on 12.12.2022. The application is not disposed of so far. Unless the application is considered expeditiously, the petitioner will be put to untold hardship and loss, contends