2025:KER:26272 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A. THURSDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 6TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 12268 OF 2025 PETITIONER/S: JOY.K.P., AGED 66 YEARS S/O.POULO K.P (LATE), KOORAN KALLOOKARAN HOUSE, PEECHANIKKAD, PULIYANAM.P.O., ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683572 BY ADV AVANEESH KOYIKKARA RESPONDENT/S: 1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 2 KERALA STATE REMOTE SENSING AND ENVIRONMENT CENTER REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, 1ST FLOOR, C BLOCK, VIKAS BHAVAN, NEAR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, UNIVERSITY OF KERALA SENATE HOUSE CAMPUS, PMG, VIKAS BHAVAN POST, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033 3 DEPUTY COLLECTOR (LA), COLLECTORATE, ERNAKULAM,CIVIL STATION, KAKKAND POST,ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682030 4 REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, FORT KOCHI, REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICE, FORT KOCHI,FORT KOCHI POST, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682001 W.P.C No. 12268 of 2025 2 2025:KER:26272 5 LOCAL LEVEL MONITORING COMMITTEE, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENER, AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, KRISHI BHAVAN, ANGAMALY, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683572 6 AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, KRISHI BHAVAN, ANGAMALY,ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683572 7 TAHSILDAR (LAND RECORDS), TALUK OFFICE, ALUVA,FIRST FLOOR, MINI CIVIL STATION, CIVIL STATION RD, PERIYAR NAGAR, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683101 8 VILLAGE OFFICER, VILLAGE OFFICE, ANGAMALY, ANGAMALY MANJAPRA RD, ANGAMALY, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683572 OTHER PRESENT: Smt.Deepa.V, G.P THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.C No. 12268 of 2025 3 2025:KER:26272 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the owner of the property having an extent of 15 Ares 3 Sq. Meters comprised in Sy.No.82/10-2 in Block No.011 of Angamaly Village in Ernakulam District. The grievance of the petitioner is that, the property of the petitioner has been wrongfully included in the Data Bank as “Wetland”, 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 03.01.2025. The limited prayer sought by the petitioner is to direct the respondents 3 and 4 to pass orders thereon within a time frame. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for the respondents, I am inclined to dispose of this writ petition. Accordingly, it is ordered that, the 8th respondent shall forward a report regarding the nature of the property of the petitioner, to the 4th respondent or the authorized officer under Section 2(xvA) of the Kerala W.P.C No. 12268 of 2025 4 2025:KER:26272 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 4th respondent or 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 four months from the date of receipt of such report. Sd/- ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A. JUDGE rpk W.P.C No. 12268 of 2025 5 2025:KER:26272 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 12268/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 A COPY OF POSSESSION CERTIFICATE DATED 08.10.2024 ISSUED BY THE ANGAMALY VILLAGE OFFICER. Exhibit P2 A COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGE OF DATA BANK PUBLISHED IN GAZETTE DATED 06.06.2024. Exhibit P3 A COPY OF THE FORM 5 APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 4TH RESPONDENT DATED 03.01.2025. Exhibit P4 A COPY OF THE REPORT OF THE 6TH RESPONDENT AS PER THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LLMC. Exhibit P5 A COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 17.01.2025 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 6TH RESPONDENT. Exhibit P6 A COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 24.01.2025 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT.