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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 17228

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C. JAYACHANDRAN, J
JYOTHIKUMAR – Appellant
Versus
THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SHRI.JACOB SEBASTIAN, SMT.SHAMSEERA, C.ASHRAF, SHRI.WINSTON K.V, SMT.ANU JACOB, SMT.ANJANA KRISHNAN, SHRI.VINCENT C. J
For the Respondents: SR.GP-SMT.DEEPA NARAYANAN

Table of Content
1. petitioner's claim regarding title and land use. (Para 1)
2. submission of government pleader regarding land identification. (Para 2)
3. court's directive for property identification and assessment. (Para 3)

JUDGMENT

The petitioner claims title to 0.2872 hectares of land (68 ¾ cents) comprised in various survey numbers, as pleaded in this Writ Petition. Ext.P1 is the Kerala Land Utilization Order , 1967 (for short, the K.L.U Order) issued to the petitioner permitting user of the said land for purposes other than agriculture. According to the petitioner, the property is not included in the data bank. In such circumstances, the petitioner filed application as per Section 6A of the Kerala Land Tax Act , 1961, in Form-A, requesting change of assessment in respect of the said land as purayidom. This has been rejected by Ext.P3 Order, insisting the petitioner to take recourse the remedy under Section 27A of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act , 2008. 2. Learned Government Pleader would submit that it is true that there is a K.L.U Order in respect of 68.75 cents, which is comprised in survey nos.184/11,184/18

187/4. However, in respect of the property i

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