2025:KER:27096 WP(C) NO. 13043 OF 2025 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A. FRIDAY, THE 28TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 7TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 13043 OF 2025 PETITIONER: RINCY ALEX, AGED 41 YEARS D/O.ALEX KOSHI, THATTAVARA HOUSE, OMALLOOR, KOZHENCHERRY, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683544 BY ADV K.J.MANU RAJ RESPONDENTS: 1 DEPUTY COLLECTOR (LR), COLLECTORATE, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682030 2 AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, MUDAKUZHA, KRISHI BHAVAN, MUDAKUZHA P.O, KUNNATHUNAD TALUK,ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683546 3 THE VILLAGE OFFICER, VENGOOR WEST VILLAGE OFFICE, KUNNATHUNAD TALUK, VENGOOR WEST P.O., ERNAKULAM, PIN – 683546 2025:KER:27096 WP(C) NO. 13043 OF 2025 2 BY ADV AMMINIKUTTY K., SR.GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:27096 WP(C) NO. 13043 OF 2025 3 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the owner in possession of property having an extent of 65.63 Ares comprised in Survey No.29/1 and 29/2 in Block No.10, of Vengoor West Village in Kunnathunad Taluk in 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.P1 application in Form 5 on 04.01.2025. 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, the learned Government Pleader for the respondents, I am inclined to dispose of this writ petition. Accordingly, it is ordered that, the 2nd respondent shall forward a report regarding the nature of the property of the petitioner, to the 1st respondent, the authorized 2025:KER:27096 WP(C) NO. 13043 OF 2025 4 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. 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 five months from the date of receipt of such report. Sd/- ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A. JUDGE scs 2025:KER:27096 WP(C) NO. 13043 OF 2025 5 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 13043/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE FORM 5 APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 4.1.2025 Exhibit P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE LAND TAX RECEIPT DATED 28.11.2024 ISSUED BY THE LAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT TO THE PETITIONER