2025:KER:26767 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. 12649 OF 2025 PETITIONER: JESSY, AGED 52 YEARS W/O.IBRAHIM, KANAMPURAM HOUSE, VATTAKKATUPADY, PERUMBAVOOR, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683542 BY ADV K.J.MANU RAJ RESPONDENTS: 1 DEPUTY COLLECTOR (LR), COLLECTORATE,KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682030 2 AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, RAYAMANGALAM KRISHI BHAVAN, RAYAMANGALAM, KUNNATHUNAD TALUK,ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683545 3 THE VILLAGE OFFICER, PERUMBAVOOR VILLAGE OFFICE,KUNNATHUNAD TALUK,PERUMBAVOOR P.O.,ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683565 OTHER PRESENT: Smt.Amminikutty.K, Sr.G.P THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:26767 2 WP(C) NO. 12649 OF 2025 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the owner in possession of property having an extent of 24.90 Ares of land comprised in Survey No.94/10 of Perumbavoor Village, Kunnathunadu Taluk. The grievance of the petitioner is that, the property of the petitioner has been wrongfully included in the Data Bank as converted land, 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.P1 application in Form 5 on 18.11.2024 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, the learned Government Pleader for the respondents, I am inclined to dispose of this writ petition. Accordingly, it is ordered that, the 2ndrespondent shall forward a report regarding the nature of the property of the petitioner, to the 1st 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. 2025:KER:26767 3 WP(C) NO. 12649 OF 2025 Thereupon, the 1st respondent, the authorized officer as referred to above shall take up Ext.P1 application and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of such report. Sd/- ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A. JUDGE STB 2025:KER:26767 4 WP(C) NO. 12649 OF 2025 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 12649/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE FORM 5 APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 18.11.2024 EXHIBIT P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE LAND TAX RECEIPT DATED 14.3.2024 ISSUED BY LAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT TO THE PETITIONER