W.P.(C.) No. 6962 of 2025 1 2025:KER:24523 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A. FRIDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY 2025 / 2ND PHALGUNA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 6962 OF 2025 PETITIONERS: VANAMALA GIRIRAJAN BHATTAR, AGED 56 YEARS W/O BALEBAIL PRADEEP KUMAR, S6 GOODEARTH RIVERSONG, THIRUTHIMAL THAZHAM P.O, PANTHEERANKAVU, KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673019 BY ADVS. FARHANA K.H. MUHASIN K.M. RESPONDENTS: 1 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, FIRST FLOOR, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682030 2 THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, FORT KOCHI REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICE,K B JACOB ROAD, FORT KOCHI, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682001 3 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR (RR), FIRST FLOOR, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682030 4 THE TAHSILDAR, KANAYANUR TALUK OFFICE, KANAYANNUR, NEAR SUBHASH PARK, MARINE DRIVE, KOCHI, PIN - 682011 5 THE AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, THRIPUNITHURA MUNICIPALITY, KRISHI BHAVAN, MINI CIVIL STATION, MAIN ROAD,THRIPUNITHURA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682301 W.P.(C.) No. 6962 of 2025 2 2025:KER:24523 6 THE DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE REMOTE SENSING AND ENVIRONMENT CENTRE, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033 SMT.AMMINIKUTTY.K, SR.G.P THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21.02.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C.) No. 6962 of 2025 3 2025:KER:24523 ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A., J. --------------------------------- W.P.(C.) No. 6962 of 2025 ------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of February, 2025 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the owner in possession of property having an extent of 2.82 Ares of land comprised in Survey No. 6/10 in Block No.172 of a Nadama Village, Kanayannur Taluk of Ernakulam District. The grievance of the petitioner is that, the property of the petitioner has been wrongfully included in the Data Bank as “Nilam”, even though the said land stood reclaimed even prior to the implementation of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008. Therefore, the petitioner submitted Ext.P3 application in Form 5 on 16.01.2025. The limited prayer sought by the petitioner is to direct the 2nd respondent to pass orders thereon within a time frame. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader, I am inclined to dispose of this writ petition. Accordingly, it is ordered that, the 5th respondent shall forward a report regarding the nature of the property of the petitioner, to the 3rd W.P.(C.) No. 6962 of 2025 4 2025:KER:24523 respondent, the authorized officer under Section 2(xvA) of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Thereupon, the 3rd respondent, the authorized officer as referred to above shall take up Ext.P3 application and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, within a period of five months from the date of receipt of such report. The writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A. JUDGE sjb/21.02.2025 W.P.(C.) No. 6962 of 2025 5 2025:KER:24523 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 6962/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT DATED 10.05.2024 Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF PUBLISHED DATA BANK OF TRIPUNITHURA MUNICIPALITY DATED 10.02.2021 Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE FORM 5 APPLICATION DATED 16.01.2025 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT DATED 21.01.2025 EVIDENCING THE PAYMENT OF FEE FOR FORM 5 APPLICATION