The Kerala Survey and Boundaries Act provides a mechanism for addressing errors in resurvey processes, emphasizing the need for due process and timely redress.

JUDGMENT

The petitioners have approached this Court challenging Ext.P5 sketch, essentially contending that a mistake has crept in the resurvey proceedings. The petitioners submit that Ext.P4 is the complaint preferred by them before the District Collector in this regard. The petitioner relies on Ext.P7 communication issued by the Tahsildar(LR), Aluva dated 24.06.2024 in support of their contentions.

2. Heard the rival contentions on both sides, including the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader and the learned counsel appearing for the additional 6^th respondent.

3. The complaint raised by the petitioners is essentially with regard to an alleged mistake in the resurvey, for which there is an effective remedy available to the petitioners by way of a revision before the Collector as provided under Section 13A of the Kerala Survey and Boundaries Act, 1961 . It is seen that Ext.P4 complaint has already been filed by the petitioners before the District Collector for the purpose of correcting the anomalies, that crept in the resurvey records.

4. In the light of the above, Ext.P4 shall be treated as a revision filed under Section 13A of the Kerala Survey and Boundaries Act, 1961 . Therefore, the above writ petition is disposed of as follows:

The 1^st respondent shall consider Ext.P4 and pass orders thereon, in accordance with law, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners, the additional 6^th respondent and any other affected parties, within an outer limit of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioners and the additional 6^th respondent will be free to produce copies of any orders in support of their contention, which shall be duly considered by the 1^st respondent while taking a decision as directed above.

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