2025:KER:25589 WP(C)No.8355 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. 8355 OF 2025 PETITIONER/S: SANTHOSH KUMAR, AGED 57 YEARS S/O.PARAMESHWARAN PILLAI, ALAPARAMBIL, MEENUS HOUSE,VATTEKUNNAM, NEAR INDIRAJI BRIDGE, EDAPPALLY NORTH P.O, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682024 BY ADVS. ASHLY MATHEW JOSE PAUL KEERTHI DEVI K.V. NESMEL DIVAN RESPONDENT/S: 1 THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ERNAKULAM, REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICE, FIRST FLOOR, KB JACOB RD, FORT KOCHI, KOCHI,KERALA, PIN - 682001 2 AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, CONVENER OF LOCAL LEVEL MONITORING COMMITTEE, ELOOR KRISHI BHAVAN , VERAPOLI, ELOOR, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI (IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 17.03.2025 IN IA NO. 1/2025) 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:25589 WP(C)No.8355 of 2025 2 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the owner in possession of property having an extent of 1.60 Ares of land comprised in Survey No. 35 in Block No.170 of Eloor Village, Paravur 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.P2 application in Form-5 on 23.12.2024. 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 additional 2nd respondent shall forward a report regarding the nature of the property of the petitioner, to the 1st respondent or the authorized officer under Section 2(xvA) of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and 2025:KER:25589 WP(C)No.8355 of 2025 3 Wetland Act, 2008 within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Thereupon, the 1st 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 four 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:25589 WP(C)No.8355 of 2025 4 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 8355/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P 1 TRUE COPY OF THE LAND TAX RECEIPT DATED 23.11.2024 Exhibit P 2 TRUE COPY OF THE FORM-5 APPLICATION DATED 23.12.2024 FILED BY THE PETITIONER Exhibit P 3 TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT OF THE EXHIBIT P2 APPLICATION RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS:NIL TRUE COPY P.A.TO JUDGE