2025:KER:26429 WP(C) NO. 12298 OF 2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI THURSDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 6TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 12298 OF 2025 PETITIONER: DR. SHARMILA.P.M AGED 55 YEARS, W/O. SHAJAHAN, FLAT.NO. 5C, ENARC APARTMENTS, MARAR ROAD, THRISSUR, PIN - 680001 BY ADV K.PRAVEEN KUMAR RESPONDENTS: 1 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CIVIL STATION, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR, PIN - 680003 2 THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, CIVIL STATION, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR, PIN - 680003 3 THE TAHSILDAR (LAND RECORDS), THRISSUR TALUK, TALUK OFFICE, PALACE ROAD, THRISSUR, PIN - 680020 2025:KER:26429 WP(C) NO. 12298 OF 2025 2 4 THE VILLAGE OFFICER AYYANTHOLE VILLAGE, AYYANTHOLE.P.O, THRISSUR, PIN - 680003 SRI. RAJEEV JYOTHISH GEORGE, GOVT.PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:26429 WP(C) NO. 12298 OF 2025 3 T.R. RAVI, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). No.12298 of 2025 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of March, 2025 JUDGMENT The prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 application submitted in Form A of the Kerala Land Tax Rules, 1972 without insisting the procedure contemplated under Section 27A of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008 (for short, “the 2008 Act”). 2. In the case on hand, the order under the Kerala Land Utlisation Order, 1967 was issued in 1995. The learned counsel placed on record Ext.P9 judgment, wherein, in similar circumstances, this Court had issued directions to consider and pass orders on the application submitted by the petitioner under Section 6A of the Kerala Land Tax Act. The facts in this case are also similar. The petitioner is hence entitled to the same benefit as in the case of the petitioner in W.P.(C) No.3816 of 2025 which was decided as per Ext.P9. The writ petition is hence allowed. The 3rd respondent 2025:KER:26429 WP(C) NO. 12298 OF 2025 4 is directed to consider and pass orders on Ext.P7 application in Form A, after hearing the petitioner and with due reference to Ext.P9 judgment without insisting on the procedure laid down in Section 27A of the 2008 Act, at the earliest, at any rate, within six months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- T.R. RAVI JUDGE Pn 2025:KER:26429 WP(C) NO. 12298 OF 2025 5 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 12298/2025 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS Exhibit P1. TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDING NO. K.DIS- 6820/95/D1 DATED 26.06.1995 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT ALONG WITH TYPED COPY Exhibit P2. TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 25.05.2021 BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT Exhibit P3. TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION IN FORM A SUBMITTED BEFORE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED NIL IN 2021 Exhibit P4. TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 27.09.2021 IN WP(C)NO. 12310/2021 OF THIS HON’BLE COURT Exhibit P5. TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 06.11.2023 IN WP(C)NO. 21862/2022 OF THIS HON’BLE COURT Exhibit P6. TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDING NO. RDOTSR/3383/2024-D1 (D7-13621/ 2021) DATED 10.03.2025 ISSUED BY DEPUTY COLLECTOR (REVENUE RECOVERY) THRISSUR Exhibit P7. TRUE COPY OF THE FORM A APPLICATION DATED 20.03.2025 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT Exhibit P8. TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 20.03.2025 Exhibit P9. TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 18.02.2025 IN WP(C).NO. 3816/2025 Exhibit P10. TRUE COPY THE BASIC TAX RECEIPT BEARING NO. KL08017406916/2024 DATED 08.10.2024