JUDGMENT

The petitioner has approached this Court aggrieved by the issuance of Ext.P8 order, whereby Form-5 application submitted by the petitioner has been rejected by the 3^rd respondent solely relying on the report of the Agricultural Officer. The petitioner would contend that there is no independent consideration by the 3^rd respondent regarding the issue involved.

2. The petitioner is the owner and in absolute possession and enjoyment of an extent of 6 Ares 7 sq.meters in Sy.No.114A/1A-19, 3 Ares 26 sq.meters in Sy.No.114A/1A, 1 Are 62 sq.meters in Sy.No.114A/3A, 10 sq.meters in Sy.No.293/1A, 3 Ares 24 sq.meters in Sy.No.114A/1A and 3 Ares 60 sq.meters in Sy.No.114/1A-8 in Thenkara Panchayat, Mannarkad-II Village, Palakkad District.

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 ex