2025:KER:25590 WP(C)No.5683 of 2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A. MONDAY, THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 26TH PHALGUNA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 5683 OF 2025 PETITIONER/S: ANIL KUMAR, AGED 62 YEARS S/O KUMARAN ASAN, SREE VILASOM, SAI VIHAR, VALATHUNGAL PO, ERAVIPURAM, KOLLAM, PIN - 691001 BY ADVS. C.R.JAYAKUMAR NOBEL RAJU SANDRA SREEKUMAR RESPONDENT/S: 1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 2 THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER (SUB COLLECTOR), CIVIL STATION, CIVIL STATION PO, KOLLAM, PIN - 691013 3 THE TAHSILDAR (LAND-RECORDS), CIVIL STATION, COLLECTORATE PO, KOLLAM, PIN - 691013 4 THE VILLAGE OFFICER, VADAKKEVILA VILLAGE OFFICE, VADAKKEVILA PO, KOLLAM, PIN - 691010 OTHER PRESENT: ADV AMMINIKUTTY K -SR GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:25590 WP(C)No.5683 of 2025 2 J U D G M E N T The writ petition was submitted by the petitioner seeking the following reliefs:- i) To Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus, order or direction commanding the 4th respondent to issue tax receipts showing the subject properties as ‘Converted Purayidam’ by complying the Exhibit P5 order passed by the 3rd respondent within a time frame as fixed by this Hon’ble Court. ii) To declare that the 4th respondent is legally obliged to comply Exhibit P5 order by incorporating appropriate entries in the revenue records including the tax receipt. iii) To Issue such other writ, order or direction, as this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. iv) Petitioner also prays that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to dispense with the English translation of the documents produced in the Vernacular Language. Today when the matter came up for consideration, the learned Government Pleader upon instructions submitted that on the basis of order passed in the Form-6 application submitted by the petitioner, now the property has been classified in the 2025:KER:25590 WP(C)No.5683 of 2025 3 revenue records as ‘Converted purayidom’ (സ്വഭാവ വ്യതിയാനം വരുത്തിയ പുരയിടം). Necessary endorsement in this regard was made on 10.03.2025. It is also submitted that, the same will be reflected in the next tax assessment. In such circumstances, further orders are not necessary. Accordingly, this writ petition is closed recording the above submissions. Sd/- ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A. JUDGE SM/26.03 2025:KER:25590 WP(C)No.5683 of 2025 4 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 5683/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO. L-249311/21 DATED 09/03/2022 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO. P1/117/2021 DATED 23/07/2021 Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER VIDES IA NO. 1/2023 IN WP(C) 34873/2022 DATED 17/02/2023 Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO. L-249311/2021 DATED 18/05/2023 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT ATTACHED WITH LOCATION SKETCH UNDERSIGNED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER NO. D4-3833/2023/D.DIS DATED 16/10/2023 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT Exhibit P6 TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT IN THANDAPER NO. 41399 DATED 09/09/2024 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT Exhibit P7 TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT IN THANDAPER NO. 54744 DATED 09/09/2024 ISSUED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT Exhibit P8 TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 13485/2024 DATED 29/01/2025 BY THIS HON’BLE COURT RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS:NIL TRUE COPY P.A.TO JUDGE