The court confirmed the necessity of expeditious processing of land application, exempting it from Section 27A compliance under the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008.

JUDGMENT

Petitioner claims title to 4.86 ares of land, of which, 0.81 ares is comprised in resurvey no.138/10 and 4.05 ares in resurvey no.138/22 of Wadakkanchery-I village. The petitioner's predecessors were issued with Ext.P3 Order under the Kerala Land Utilisation Order in terms of clause 6(2) therein. The property was removed from the data bank as per Ext.P5 Order. However, when the petitioner filed Ext.P6 application in Form-A of the Kerala Land Tax Act, he was directed to comply with the requirements of Section 27A of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act , 2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the issue has already been covered and decided in favour of the petitioner in Tahsildar, Thodupuzha Taluk and another v. Renjith George [ 2020 (1) KHC 865 ] and also, L.L.M.C, Kizhakkambalam Grama Panchayat and others v. Mariumma and another [2015 (3) KHC 19].

2. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader, this Court finds merit in the submission. The issue stands covered by the above-referred judgments.

3. In the circumstances, this Court holds that there is no necessity to take recourse to the remedy under Section 27A of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act . Consequently, there will be a direction to the 3^rd respondent/Tahsildar to consider Ext.P6 application in Form-A, in accordance with law, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of two months, from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, without insisting for an Order under of the . Petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment before the 3^rd respondent, for compliance. To enable reconsideration of Ext.P6 application, Ext.P8 will stand set aside.

This Writ Petition will stand disposed of, as above.

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