Prior classifications under the Kerala Land Reforms Act cannot impede the issuance of revenue certificates for quarrying permits.

JUDGMENT

Petitioner applied for issuance of various revenue certificates for the purpose of obtaining a quarrying permit. The same has been refused vide Ext.P5, stating that the property in question was earlier a plantation, exempted in terms of the Kerala Land Reforms Act .

2. The issue has been considered by this Court in various judgments including Mathew K. Jacob and Another v. District Environmental Impact Assessment Authority [ 2018 (5) KHC 487 ] and Wayanad Granites v. District Collector [ 2023 (4) KLT 874 ].

3. Inasmuch as the issue stands settled, Ext.P5 cannot be sustained and the same will stand set aside. There will be a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to issue the respective revenue certificates sought for by the petitioner, uninfluenced by the fact that the property in question was an exempted plantation earlier, and in accordance with law, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment before the respondents, for compliance.

This Writ Petition will stand disposed of, as above.

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