JUDGMENT

The petitioners have approached this Court aggrieved by the issuance of Ext.P20 order, whereby Form-5 application submitted by them has been rejected by the 1^st respondent, solely relying on the report of the Agricultural Officer. The petitioners would contend that there is no independent consideration by the 2^nd respondent regarding the issue involved.

2. The petitioners are the owners in possession and enjoyment of property having an extent of 17.99 Ares in Sy.No.873/10B of Pathiyoor Village.

3. This Court in Salim C.K. and Another v. State of Kerala and Others [ 2017 (1) KHC 394 ] has held that the Data Bank that was contemplated as per the provisions of the Act was to contain details only of cultivable paddy land and wetland within the area of jurisdiction of LLMC concerned. Further in Lalu P.S. v. State of Kerala [ 2020 (5) KHC 490 ] has held that the data bank to be prepared under the Act is the data bank of the cultivable paddy land existing as on the date of the coming into force of the Rules, i.e., 24.12.2008. In Joy v. Revenue Divisional Officer/Sub Collector [ 2021 (1) KLT 433 ] it was held that it is the character and fitness of the land as available on 12.08.200