2025:KER:27397 WP(C) No.28982 OF 2024 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A. MONDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 3RD CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 28982 OF 2024 PETITIONER/S: GEETHA. K, W/O. GOPALAN, AGED 52 YEARS MANUKRISHNA, CHERUVANMULAM NILAM, KANNADIKKAL, VENGERI P.O., KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673010 BY ADVS. FARHANA K.H. MUHASIN K.M. RESPONDENT/S: 1 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CIVIL STATION, WAYANAD ROAD, ERANHIPPALAM, KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673020 2 THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR (RR), CIVIL STATION, WAYANAD ROAD, ERANHIPPALAM, KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673020 3 THE TAHSILDAR, KOZHIKODE TALUK OFFICE,CIVIL STATION, WAYANAD ROAD, ERANHIPPALAM, KOZHIKODE, PIN - 673020 4 THE VILLAGE OFFICER, VENGERI VILLAGE OFFICE, CIVIL STATION, VENGERI, KOZHIKDOE, PIN - 673020 OTHER PRESENT: Smt.Preetha.K.K, Sr.G.P THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:27397 WP(C) No.28982 OF 2024 2 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the owner in possession of property having an extent of 1 Ares 21.5 sq. mtr of land is comprised in Survey No. 25/31 in Vengeri Village, Kozhikode Taluk of Kozhikode District.. The grievance of the petitioner is that, the said property is described as ‘Nanja’ in the revenue records even though the same was excluded from the Data Bank. Therefore, an application in Form 6 which is produced as Ext.P3, has been submitted by him, before the 2nd respondent, and it is now pending consideration since 31.05.2024. The limited prayer sought by the petitioner is to direct the 2nd respondent to pass orders thereon within a time frame. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader, I am inclined to dispose of this writ petition. Accordingly it is ordered that, the 4th respondent shall forward a report as to the nature of the property of the petitioner, to the 2nd respondent, the authorized officer under Section 2(xvA) of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008, within a period of one month from the date 2025:KER:27397 WP(C) No.28982 OF 2024 3 of receipt of a copy of this judgment and thereupon, the 2nd respondent, the authorized officer shall take up Ext.P3 application and appropriate orders thereon shall be passed in accordance with law, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of such report. Sd/- ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A. JUDGE SM/28.03 2025:KER:27397 WP(C) No.28982 OF 2024 4 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 28982/2024 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT DATED 21.09.2023 Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 28.05.2024 ISSUED BY THE SUB COLLECTOR/REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KOZHIKODE Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION IN FORM 6 DATED 31.05.2024 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT EVIDENCING THE PAYMENT OF STATUTORY FEE DATED 01.06.2024 RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS:NIL TRUE COPY P.A.TO JUDGE