WP(C) NO. 37340 OF 2024 1 2025:KER:28762 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 12TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 37340 OF 2024 PETITIONER: KUMARI AGED 68 YEARS W/O AZHAKUMALAI, MONDIPATHI, MUTHALAMADA, PALAKKAD, PIN – 678 507 BY ADVS. SRI.RAJESH SIVARAMANKUTTY SMT.VIJINA K. SRI.ARUL MURALIDHARAN RESPONDENTS: 1 THE VILLAGE OFFICER MUTHALAMADA-I VILLAGE MUTHALAMADA-I VILLAGE OFFICE, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN – 678 621 *2 ADDL.R2.DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER NENMARA FOREST DIVISION, NENMARA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN 678 505 IS IMPLEADED AS ADDITIONAL R2 AS PER ORDER DTD.28.11.2024 IN IA 01/2024 IN THE WP(C)37340/2024 SRI. SANGEETH. C.U, SPL. GP. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO. 37340 OF 2024 2 2025:KER:28762 T.R.RAVI.J ------------------------------------------------------- WP(C) No.37340 of 2024 -------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 02nd day of April, 2025 JUDGMENT The grievance of the petitioner is that tax is not being accepted. A statement has been filed by the respondents stating that the area has been notified under the Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Rules, 1974 as per notification dated 28.04.2001 and a copy of the same has been produced as Annexure R2 (a). In the above circumstances, this writ petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to move an appropriate application for challenging the notification, if she is aggrieved. Sd/- T.R.RAVI sn JUDGE WP(C) NO. 37340 OF 2024 3 2025:KER:28762 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 37340/2024 PETITIONER’S EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTERED SETTLEMENT DEED NO. 3040/1995 OF SRO, KOLLENGODE DATED 29-11- 1995 Exhibit p2 ATRUE COPY OF THE LAND TAX RECEIPT DATED 6-6- 2022 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE RESPONDENT IS PRODUCED HEREWITH AND MARKED Exhibit p3 A TRUE COPY OF THE POSSESSION CERTIFICATE DATED 1-3-2019 ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER BY THE RESPONDENT Exhibit p4 A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 24-5- 2024 IN W.P.(C) NO. 17407/2024 PASSED BY THIS HONOURABLE COURT Exhibit p5 A TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 8-6-2024 ISSUED BY THE PETITIONER TO RESPONDENT Exhibit p6 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 31-5-2024 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT TO PETITIONER RESPONDENTS’ ANNEXURES ANNEXURE R2(a) TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DATED 28.04.2001 ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT