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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 19784

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
HARISANKAR V. MENON, J
JOSEPH ANTONY – Appellant
Versus
DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THRISSUR – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.K.S.BHARATHAN, SRI.ALPHIN ANTONY, SRI.VISAKH ANTONY, SRI.AADITHYAN S.MANNALI, SMT.ALEENA SONY
For the Respondents: SHRI.SANTHOSH P.PODUVAL, S.C., THEKKUMKARA GRAMA PANCHAYAT, SHRI.SANTHOSH P.PODUVAL, SRI. T.P SAJAN, SPL GP

Table of Content
1. assessment of legal representation for the petitioners. (Para 1)
2. claim of possession and the conflict regarding land ownership. (Para 2 , 3 , 4)
3. no documents presented by the panchayat to support its claim. (Para 5)
4. court directs decision-making on the application by the 6th respondent. (Para 6)

J U D G M E N T

Heard Sri. K.S. Bharathan, the learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri. Santhosh P. Poduval, the learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.7 and 8, and Sri. T.P. Sajan, the learned Special Government Pleader (Forest).

2. The 1st petitioner is stated to be in possession of 65 cents of forest land in Sy. No. 825/P of Thekkumkara Village, Thalappilly Taluk. According to the 1st petitioner, since he has been continuously carrying out various agricultural operations on the said extent of land, he submitted Ext. P1 application under the Kerala Land Assignment Act before the 6th respondent seeking assignment of the property.

3. However, the said application has not been disposed of, primarily due to the claim raised by the 7th respondent Panchayat, which contends that the property forms part of its Asset Register. The Panchayat has also taken the stand th

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