IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A.

TH MONDAY, THE 14 DAY OF JULY 2025 / 23RD ASHADHA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 16132 OF 2024 PETITIONER:

JULIAN XAVIER J., AGED 57 YEARS, S/O. M.J. JOSEPH (LATE), MANGALATH, PUTHENPURAYILAYA PUNCHATHALAKAL (H), KADUTHURUTHY P.O., KOTTAYAM, PIN - 686604 BY ADVS.

SRI.S.SUDHISH KUMAR SRI.FIROZ K.ROBIN SRI.JOSE. V.V. (THENGATHARA)

SRI.ROY JOSEPH SMT.ANIES MATHEW SMT.CHRISTEENA AUGUSTINE RESPONDENTS:

1 STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001

2 TAHSILDAR, VAIKOM TALUK, TALUK OFFICE, VAIKOM, PIN - 686141

3 VILLAGE OFFICER, MUTTUCHIRA VILLAGE, KOTTAYAM, PIN – 686613 BY ADV ARUN AJAY SHANKAR, G.P.

THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14.07.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

The petitioner is the owner of a building situated in Re-

Sy.No.15/2013 of Muttuchira Village. The petitioner had constructed a shed/building for the purpose of starting a workshop in the said property which comes within the jurisdiction of Kaduthuruthy Grama Panchayat. After completion of the building, the petitioner was served wit