JUDGMENT

This writ petition is filed seeking the following reliefs: “a) A writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to quash the Exhibit P3 order issued by the

2nd respondent.

b) To direct the 2nd respondent to reconsider the Exhibit P2 application in the light of the findings in KSREC report.

c) To declare that the petitioner’s property covered by Exhibit P1 in Alangad village is a converted dry land and struck down its entries from data bank.

d) To dispense with the filing of the translation of vernacular documents.

e) To issue such other writ order or directions which are deemed fit and proper for the interest of justice. ”[SIC]

2. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order passed by the 2^nd respondent rejecting the Form–5 application submitted by her under the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Rules , 2008 (‘Rules’, for brevity). The main grievance of the petitioner is that the authorised officer has not considered the contentions of the petitioner.

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

4. This Court perused the impugned order. I am of the considered opinion that the authorised officer has failed to co