WP(C) NO. 15475 OF 2025 1 2025:KER:31528 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI THURSDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 20TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 15475 OF 2025 PETITIONER: SANKAR MOHAN RADHAKRISHNAN AGED 52 YEARS UJVALA, O-STREET, JAWAHAR NAGAR, KOWDIAR P.O THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 003 BY ADVS. SRI.JOHNSON GOMEZ SRI.SANJAY JOHNSON SRI.ARUN JOHNY SRI.SANJITH JOHNSON SRI.DEEBU R. SRI.ABIN JACOB MATHEW RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 001 2 REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER OFFICE OF REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -, PIN – 695 043 3 DIRECTORATE OF SURVEY AND LAND RECORDS, SURVEY BHAVAN, COTTON HILL ROAD, COTTON HILL, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -, PIN – 695 014 4 THE TAHSILDAR THIRUVANANTHAPURAM TALUK, TALUK OFFICE, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM., PIN – 695 023 5 THE TAHSILDAR (LAND RECORDS), TALUK OFFICE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 043 SMT. DEEPA NARAYANAN, SR.GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO. 15475 OF 2025 2 2025:KER:31528 T.R.RAVI.J --------------------------------------- WP(C) No.15475 of 2025 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of April, 2025 JUDGMENT The writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents to rectify the revenue records by reinstating 1.38 Acres of land that was removed from thandaper account No.14967 in Sasthamangalam Village. The petitioner further seeks a direction to the authorities to accept land tax for the entire extent of 3.34 Acres as originally recorded. The petitioner has preferred Ext.P9 request before the 5th respondent for remitting land tax. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 5th respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P9, at the earliest, at any rate within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- T.R.RAVI sn JUDGE WP(C) NO. 15475 OF 2025 3 2025:KER:31528 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 15475/2025 PETITIONER’S EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE SETTLEMENT DEED NO.1213/95/2 Exhibit P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE SETTLEMENT DEED NO.426/1/2011 Exhibit P3 A TRUE COPY OF LAND TAX RECEIPT IN THANDAPER NO. 15523 DATED 13/05/2013 BEFORE THE SASTHAMANGALAM VILLAGE OFFICE Exhibit P4 A TRUE COPY OF LAND TAX RECEIPT IN THANDAPER NO. 27124 DATED 13/05/2013 BEFORE THE SASTHAMANGALAM VILLAGE OFFICE Exhibit P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE LAND TAX RECEIPT OF THANDAPER NUMBER 14967 DATED 03/05/2023 OF SASTHAMANGALAM VILLAGE Exhibit P6 A TRUE COPY OF THE SETTLEMENT REGISTER DATED NIL IS PRODUCED HEREWITH Exhibit P7 A TRUE COPY OF THE LAND REGISTER HAVING SURVEY NO.125/7 IN SASTHAMANGALAM VILLAGE DATED 01/02/2025 Exhibit P8 A TRUE COPY OF FORM 8 APPLICATION DATED 29/07/2023 SUBMITTED BEFORE VILLAGE OFFICE SASTHAMANGALAM Exhibit P9 A TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 03/03/2025 BEFORE RESPONDENT NO.5 Exhibit P10 A TRUE COPY OF THE SURVEY SKETCH ISSUED BY UMESH, PRIVATE LAND SURVEYOR TO THE PETITIONER IS PRODUCED HEREWITH