IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.M.MANOJ MONDAY, THE 17^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2025 / 28TH MAGHA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 33677 OF 2015 PETITIONERS:

1 DEEPU PAUL, AGED 43 YEARS S/O. M.J.PAUL, MUKKADAYIL HOUSE, 36/2601, AZAD ROAD, KALOOR, KOCHI - 682 017.

2 CHRISTINA ABRAHAM W/O. DEEPU PAUL, MUKKADAYIL HOUSE, 36/2601, AZAD ROAD, KALOOR, KOCHI - 682 017.

3 M.J.THOMAS MUKKADAYIL HOUSE, 41/3146A, ST.VINCENT ROAD, KOCHI - 682 018.

4 RANI THOMAS, W/O. M.J.THOMAS, MUKKADAYIL HOUSE, 41/3146A, ST.VINCENT ROAD, KOCHI - 682 018.

BY ADVS.

SRI.S.SHANAVAS KHAN SMT.S.INDU RESPONDENTS:

1 THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 001.

2 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR COLLECTORATE, ERNAKULAM - 682 030.

3 THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER FORT KOCHI, ERNAKULAM - 682 001.

4 THE AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, THIRUVAMKULAM, THRIPUNITHURA, ERNAKULAM - 682 305.

5 THE VILLAGE OFFICER, THIRUVAMKULAM, THRIPUNITHURA, ERNAKULAM - 682 305.

6 THE LOCAL LEVEL MONITORING COMMITTEE, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, THRIPUNITHURA MUNICIPALITY, ERNAKULAM - 682 305.

OTHER PRESENT:

SMT.RASHMI.K.M,SENIIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER THI