Petitioner is the owner of an extent of 12.14

ares of property situate in Sy.No. 837/1A of

Kothamangalam Village. Property was a reclaimed

land, converted more than 50 years back. The nature

of the property shown in the data bank constituted

as per the provisions of the Kerala Conservation of

Paddy Land and Wet Land Act, 2008 (herein after

referred to as the Act, 2008) as converted land.

Petitioner thereupon made an application under

Clause 6 of the Kerala Land Utilisation Order, 1967,

seeking permission for utilisation of the property

for other purposes other than paddy cultivation and

agricultural operations. Petitioner submitted an

application for building permit and thereafter

secured Ext.P4 judgment whereby certain directions

were issued to the Secretary of the Municipality for

consideration of the application submitted by the

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petitioner. Evidently, petitioner has secured an

order from the Revenue Divisional Officer that is

Ext.P5, subject to certain conditions including the

financial commitments prescribed under Section 27 A

of the Act, 2008 as amended by Act, 2018. It was

also directed to secure necessary orders in the