The court mandated timely consideration of land use applications under the Kerala Land Tax Act, highlighting compliance with prior court decisions.

J U D G M E N T

Dated this the 26^th day of February, 2026 The property over which the petitioners claim title has been issued with an Order under 6(2) of the Kerala Land Utilization Order , permitting user of the land for purposes other than that of agriculture. It is the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioners that the property has not been included in the data bank. However, an application preferred by the petitioners in Form-A, as per the Kerala Land Tax Act , vide Ext.P7, has not been considered by the 6^th respondent, is the short grievance.

2. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader, this Court directs the 6^th respondent to consider Ext.P7 application in accordance with law, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Needless to say that, the impact of the Full Bench decision of this Court in Mukthar Ali v. State of Kerala [2024 (6) KHC 187] will be considered by the

6^th respondent while taking a call in Ext.P7.

The Writ Petition (Civil) will stand disposed of, as above.

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