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2025 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 58459

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
M.A.ABDUL HAKHIM, J
M.KRISHNAPPA GOWDA – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Sri.T.Sethumadhavan (Sr.), Shri.K.Jayesh Mohankumar, Sri.Pushparajan Kodoth
For the Respondents: Smt.K.M.Reshmi, Sr.Government Pleader

Table of Content
1. submission of land assignment application and claims of possession. (Para 1 , 2)
2. government's stance on limited land assignment and procedural arguments. (Para 5 , 8)
3. court's observations on procedural fairness and requirement for hearing. (Para 10 , 12 , 14)
4. final direction for reassessment of land assignment requests. (Para 15)

JUDGMENT

Dated this the 12th December, 2025

1. The Petitioner filed this Writ Petition challenging Ext.P9 Order of the District Legal Services Authority, Kasaragod, and seeking direction to the Respondents to assign an extent of 1.88 Acres of land situated in R.S. Nos.106/7, 108/2 & 111/10 of Delampady Village to the Petitioner. Ext.P9 is the Order by which the 2nd Respondent/District Collector is directed to pass appropriate orders with respect to the assignment of 15 cents of land since the Tahsildar reported before the District Legal Services Authority, Kasaragod, that steps for the assignment of 15 cents of land is taken as per de-reservation and the file is forwarded to the 2nd Respondent.

2. The Petitioner claims to be a tailor by profession. He claims that he and his predecessors-in-interest have been in possession of the afores

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