IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.NAGARESH TUESDAY, THE 20^TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2022 / 29TH BHADRA, 1944 WP(C) NO. 21359 OF 2022 PETITIONER:

AUGUSTINE JOSEPH, AGED 70 YEARS, S/O JOSEPH, KANDATHIL, PATHAMPUZHA P.O., POONJAR THEKKEKKARA, KOTTAYAM-686 582.

BY ADVS.

SRI.S.SREEKUMAR (SR.)

SMT.CHITHRA CHANDRASEKHARAN RESPONDENTS:

1 POONJAR THEKKEKKARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, OFFICE OF THE POONJAR THEKKEKKARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, POONJAR TOWN ROAD, KOTTAYAM-686 582.

2 THE VILLAGE OFFICER, POONJAR THEKKEKKARA VILLAGE OFFICE, PANACHIPPARA, POONJAR, KOTTAYAM-686 581.

3 THE GEOLOGIST, MINING AND GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN-686 002.

BY ADVS.

R1 BY SRI.V.K.PRASAD SMT.SURYA BINOY, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20.09.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

N. NAGARESH, J.

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Dated this the 20<sup>th</sup> day of September, 2022

J U D G M E N T

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The petitioner, who is owner of 70.70 Ares of land in Poonjar Thekkekkara Vill