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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 21997

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN, J
THANKACHAN JOHN – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
WP(C) NO. 1631 OF 2018



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.S.M.PREM, SRI.H.NARAYANAN, SHRI.P.RAMACHANDRAN
For the Respondents: SMT.PREETHA K K, SR.GP

Petitioners must follow the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land Act for grievances regarding property classification.

Headnote:This writ petition sought to quash a property classification as 'Paddy Land' in the data bank under the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act and Rules, 2008. The court found that if any grievance existed, the petitioners should act under the said Act. The writ petition was ultimately disposed of with directions to the petitioners.

Table of Content
1. petitioners seek relief from incorrect land classification. (Para 1)
2. court directs petitioners to comply with relevant legislation. (Para 2)

JUDGMENT

The above writ petition is filed seeking the following reliefs:

“(i) issue a writ of certiorari or such other writ, direction or order quashing Exhibit P3 to the extent the petitioners' property is classified as 'Paddy Land' in the data bank as arbitrary, unreasonable, and illegal;

(ii) issue a writ of mandamus or such other writ, direction or order compelling the respondents to consider the petitioners' applications and to exclude their land in Mulakulam Village from Exhibit P3 data bank and effect appropriate corrections in classification of their land in the BTR by fixing a time limit;

(iii) issue such other writ, direction or order as is deemed just and necessary in the facts, features and circumstances of the case.” [SIC]

2. The main prayer in this writ petition is against Ext.P3. This Court perused the same. This writ petition is pending before this Court from 2018 onwards. No interim order is passed by this Court in this case. I am of the considered opinion that, if there is any existing grievance to the petitioners, the petitioners have to do the needful as per the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act and Rules, 2008.

Granting liberty to the petitioners to do the needful, in accordance with law, this Writ Petition is disposed of.

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