JUDGMENT

The petitioner claims to be the owner in possession of 20.5 cents of land in Re-Survey No.271/8 of Vazhakkala Village, Kanayannur Taluk in Ernakulam district. It is submitted that the property purchased by the petitioner was the property in respect of which Ext.P3 order had been passed by the RDO under the KLU order permitting the petitioner to use the land for any purpose other than agriculture. It is submitted that the land is not included in the finalized notified data bank. The petitioner has thereafter submitted Ext.P6 application before the additionally impleaded 5th respondent and seeks a consideration of the same in terms of Section 6A of the Kerala Land Tax Act .

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the issue stands squarely covered by the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in District Collector, Ernakulam and others v. Fr.Jose Uppani and others [ 2020 (4) KLT 612 ]. It is submitted that the additionally impleaded 5th respondent is duty bound to consider Ext.P6 application exercising powers under Section 6A of the Kerala Land Tax Act . It is submitted that necessary additional entries will have to be made in the Basic Tax Register mainta