2025:KER:25591 WP(C)No.7472 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. 7472 OF 2025 PETITIONER/S: SEKHARAN MEPPARAMBATH, AGED 75 YEARS S/O KUNHUNNI, MEPPARAMBATH HOUSE, PAKKATH PARAMBU, PONNANI, MALAPPURAM, PIN - 679577 BY ADV P.T.SHEEJISH RESPONDENT/S: 1 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR (RR) TIRUR, TIRUR PO, MALAPPURAM, DISTRICT, PIN - 676101 2 THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, TIRUR, TIRUR PO, MALAPPURAM, DISTRICT, PIN - 676101 3 THAHSILDAR., TALUK OFFICE, PONNANI PO, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 679577 4 TALUK SURVEYOR, TALUK OFFICE, PONNANI PO, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 679577 5 THE VILLAGE OFFICER, EZHUVATHURUHY VILLAGE OFFICE, PONNANI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 679576 6 AGRICULTURAL OFFICER PONNANI, KRISHI BHAVAN PONNANI, PONNANI P.O, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, PIN - 679577 OTHER PRESENT: ADV DEEPA V - 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:25591 WP(C)No.7472 of 2025 2 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the owner in possession of property having an extent of 16.187 Ares of land comprised in Re.Survey No. 93/1-25 in Block No.10 of Ezhuvathuruthy Village, Ponnani Taluk of Malappuram 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.P2 application in Form-5 on 17.02.2025. The limited prayer sought by the petitioner is to direct the 1st 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 6th respondent shall forward a report regarding the nature of the property of the petitioner, to the 2nd respondent or the authorized officer under Section 2(xvA) 2025:KER:25591 WP(C)No.7472 of 2025 3 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 2nd respondent or the authorized officer as referred to above shall take up Ext.P2 application and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of such report. The writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A. JUDGE SM/26.03 2025:KER:25591 WP(C)No.7472 of 2025 4 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 7472/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE LAND TAX RECEIPT DATED 19.04.2024 ISSUED BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER Exhibit P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE FORM 5 APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER WITH RESPECT TO 16.187 ARES OF PROPERTY, COMPRISED IN RE- SURVEY NO. 93/1-25 OF EZHUVATHURUHY VILLAGE, FILED BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 17.02.2025