The court reaffirmed the necessity of timely administrative responses to applications filed under civil law, emphasizing the right to efficient governance.

JUDGMENT

The above Writ Petition (C) is filed with the following prayers:

“i. Issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ, order or direction to 1st respondent/officer concerned to consider and pass order on Ext.P3 application within a time frame fixed by this Hon'ble Court.

ii. Issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ, order or direction to the 3^rd and 4^th respondents to submit a report to the 1st respondent within a time frame fixed by the Hon’ble Court.

Iii. Dispense with filing of the translation of vernacular documents.

iv. Issue such other writ, order or direction as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.”

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2. When this Writ Petition came up for consideration, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner will be satisfied if a direction is issued to consider Ext. P3 Form – 5 application within a time frame.

3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader.

4. After hearing both sides, I think there can be a direction to consider Ext.P3 application within a time frame.

Therefore, this Writ Petition is disposed of in the following manner:

1. The 4^th respondent is directed to submit the necessary report based on the Ext. P3 application to the 1^st respondent/Authorised O expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment.

2. The 1^st respondent/Authorised O consider Ext. P4 application (if it is pending and if it is in order) based on the report received from the 4^th respondent, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of the report.

3. The petitioner will produce a certified copy of this judgment, along with a copy of this Writ Petition with exhibits, before the 1^st and 4^th respondents for compliance.

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P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN JUDGE GBG

KL09032106251/2025 DATED 25.07.2025 Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT EXTRACT OF THE PUBLISHED DATA BANK ATTESTED BY THE AGRICULTURAL OFFICER Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE FORM 5 APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER BEARING APPLICATION NO. 18/2025/2168544 DATED