JUDGMENT :

The petitioner is the owner in possession of 18.10 Ares (44.72 cents) of land comprised in Re.Sy Nos.274/12 and 274/13 in Block No.39 of Puthencruz village, Kunnathunadu Taluk, as per sale deed No. 279 of 2006 dated 11.01.2006 of Puthencruz SRO. The said land is classified as 'Nilam' in the Basic Tax Register and included as paddy land in the Data Bank published under Section 5 (4) (i) of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 [for brevity, 'the Act, 2008'].

2. The petitioner filed an application dated 29.11.2021 before the 1st respondent, the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) to remove the said property from the Data Bank. The 2nd respondent, the Local Level Monitoring Committee (LLMC), by Ext. P2, reported that the land was converted before 2008 and recommended to exclude the property from the Data Bank. On the basis of Ext. P2 report, the RDO passed Ext. P3 order dated 24.01.2022 excluding the property from the Data Bank as per Rule 4(4F) of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Rules, 2008 [for brevity, 'the Rules, 2008'].

3. Thereupon, the petitioner submitted Ext. P4 application in Form No.6 under Section 27A of Act, 2008 before the RDO