JUDGMENT

The petitioner is the owner in possession of an extent of 1.80 Ares of land comprised in Resurvey Nos.484/60-4 and 484/60-5 of Vallangi Village, Chittur Taluk, Palakkad District.

2. The petitioner has approached this Court seeking a direction to the 1st respondent, RDO to consider and dispose of Ext.P2 application in Form 5 filed under Rule 4(d) of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy land and Wetland Rules, 2008 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Rules’).

3. Ext.P2 being a statutory application under the Rules, the competent authorities have a bounden duty to consider the same in accordance with law within a reasonable time.

Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader, this writ petition is disposed of directing the Agricultural OfÏcer concerned to submit a report as contemplated under Rule 4(e) of the Rules to the RDO within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The RDO shall dispose of Ext.P2 application, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the report from the Agricultural OfÏcer concerned. The timelines as above shall be strictly complied with by