Joji Mathew vs District Collector - 2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 32546

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 32546

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C. Jayachandran, J
Joji Mathew – Appellant
Versus
District Collector – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Sherry J. Thomas, Joemon Antony, Arun Alex, Renish Raveendran, Antony Nilton Remelo, Anjana P.V., Ann Mariya Johnson
For the Respondents: Ajith Viswanathan

Table of Content
1. petitioner requests disposal of statutory application based on prior authorization. (Para 1)
2. court mandates time-bound disposal of applications referencing established case law. (Para 2 , 3)

JUDGMENT

Ext.P2 is an application preferred by the petitioner in Form-A of the Kerala Land Tax Act. It is the petitioner's case that the petitioner was enabled by Ext.P1 Order issued by the Kerala Land Utilisation Order, in which circumstances Ext.P2 application is only to be allowed, is the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner.

2. Learned Government Pleader would submit that Ext.P2 can be considered within a time frame, as fixed by this Court.

3. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader, this Court directs the 3^rd respondent/Tahsildar to consider and pass orders in Ext.P2 application, in accordance with law, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Petitioner will produce a copy of the judgment before the 3^rd respondent, for compliance. Needless to say that, the impact of a Full Bench judgment of this Court in Mukthar Ali v. State of Kerala

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