JUDGMENT

This Writ Petition (C) is filed seeking the following reliefs:

" i. Issue a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction to quash Ext. P4 order dated 26.06.2025 issued by the 2^nd respondent, as arbitrary, illegal.

ii. Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction commanding the respondents to reconsider the petitioner’s Form 5 application in accordance with law, after conducting a personal inspection or relying on scientific data, and to pass fresh orders within a time frame fixed by this Hon’ble Court.

iii. Declare that the petitioner’s land in Re-Survey No. 98/12-1-2, Block No. 21, Vengola Village is not suitable for paddy cultivation and does not fall within the definition of “paddy land” under the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 ."

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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 counse