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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 12605

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
P.V. KUNHIKRISHNAN, J
MOOSA HAJI – Appellant
Versus
THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER – Respondent
WP(C) NO. 6667 OF 2026



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.P.K.SOYUZ, SRI.E.V.BABYCHAN
For the Respondents: SR GP SMT VIDYA KURIAKOSE

The court mandates timely consideration of administrative applications for land data corrections, emphasizing procedural expediency.

Headnote:This writ petition seeks a writ of mandamus commanding the first respondent to consider the Ext.P3 application based on previous judgments concerning land data corrections. The court finds merit in directing timely consideration of the application. The directive includes a submission timeframe of one month for the report and two months for the disposal of the application. The petitioner's compliance with the judgment is mandated.

Table of Content
1. application for mandamus filed with specific prayers. (Para 1 , 2)
2. court directions for timely consideration are provided. (Para 3 , 4)

JUDGMENT

This writ petition is filed with following prayers:

i. issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the 1 st respondent to consider and dispose of Ext.P3 application in the light of the Judgments in Adani Infrastructures and Developers Pvt.Ltd. V. State Kerala , 2014 (1) KLT 774 , Mureleedharan Nair R V. RDO , 2023 (4 ) KHC 524, Aparna Sasi Menon V. RDO , 2023 (6) KHC 83 and direct to make necessary corrections in the data bank of Vaniyamkulam Grama Panchayath by deleting the land mentioned in Ext P3 application.

ii. Grant such other reliefs as this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of this case including the cost of this Writ Petition.

iii. To dispense with filing of the translation of vernacular documents.

(SIC)

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 2nd respondent is directed to submit the necessary report based on the Ext.P3 application to the 1st respondent/Authorised Officer, as 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 1st respondent/Authorised O directed to consider Ext.P3 application (if it is pending and if it is in order) based on the report received from the 2nd respondent, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two 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 respondents 1 and

2 for compliance.

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