2025:KER:29486 WP(C) Nos.40925 & 40949 OF 2024 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI FRIDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 14TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 40925 OF 2024 PETITIONERS: 1 THRESIAMMA JAMES AGED 87 YEARS W/O. LATE JAMES IMMANUEL, PLAKKALLIL HOUSE, PULINCUNNOO, ALLEPPEY DISTRICT, PIN - 688502 2 MARY JAMES AGED 60 YEARS POOVATHETTU, MANNAKKANADU.P.O. KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686633 3 JESSY JAMES AGED 58 YEARS W/O. JOSE PETER, MUNDATTU CHUNDAYIL HOUSE, THICHUR.P.O., TRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN - 680584 4 JAYA JAMES AGED 56 YEARS W/O. ERUPPAKKATU JOSE, ERUPPAKATTU HOUSE, VELICHIYANI, PARARATHODU.P.O. KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN - 686512 BY ADVS. TONY GEORGE KANNANTHANAM THOMAS GEORGE BIBIN B. THOMAS 2025:KER:29486 WP(C) Nos.40925 & 40949 OF 2024 2 RESPONDENTS: 1 THE TAHSILDAR KUTTANAD TALUK, MANCOMBU, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN - 688503 2 THE VILLAGE OFFICER PULICUNNU VILLAGE, PULINCUMNNU, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN - 688504 SMT. DEVISHREE, GOVT.PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04.04.2025, ALONG WITH WP(C).40949/2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:29486 WP(C) Nos.40925 & 40949 OF 2024 3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI FRIDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 14TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 40949 OF 2024 PETITIONERS: 1 ALPHONSA JOSE AGED 71 YEARS W/O. LATE JOSEPH, 273, PAKKALLY, PULINCUNNOO, ALLEPPEY DISTRICT (REPRESENTED BY THE POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER EMMANBUEL JOSE), PIN - 688502 2 EMMANEUL JOSE AGED 46 YEARS S/O. LATE JOSEPH, 273, PAKKALLY, PULINCUNNOO, ALLEPPEY DISTRICT, PIN - 688502 3 MARIAMMA ABEY AGED 51 YEARS W/O. ABEY, KALLARAKKAL PARAMBIL, 193, SANATHANAPURAM, ALAPPUZHA (REPRESENTED BY HER POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER EMMANUEL JOSE), PIN - 688003 BY ADVS. TONY GEORGE KANNANTHANAM EBEE ANTONY THOMAS GEORGE BIBIN B. THOMAS 2025:KER:29486 WP(C) Nos.40925 & 40949 OF 2024 4 RESPONDENTS: 1 THE TAHSILDAR MINI CIVIL STATION, KUTTANAD, KUTTANAD TALUK, MANCOMBU, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN - 688502 2 THE VILLAGE OFFICER KURISHUPALLY ROAD, PULICUNNU VILLAGE, PULINCUMNNU, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT, PIN - 688504 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04.04.2025, ALONG WITH WP(C).40925/2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:29486 WP(C) Nos.40925 & 40949 OF 2024 5 T.R. RAVI, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) Nos.40925 & 40949 of 2025 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of April, 2025 JUDGMENT The prayer in these writ petitions is for issuance of possession certificate with respect to the property belonging to the petitioners for which tax has already been collected. A statement has been filed by the respondents wherein it is stated that possession certificate can be issued manually and for the purpose of issuance of certificate online, changes will have to be made in the settlement register. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to issue possession certificate to the petitioners manually as has been stated in paragraph 4 of the statement filed before this Court, at the earliest. The petitioners may produce a copy of this writ petition along with a certified copy of this judgment and a copy of the statement filed by the respondents before the 2nd respondent for necessary compliance. Sd/- T.R. RAVI JUDGE Pn 2025:KER:29486 WP(C) Nos.40925 & 40949 OF 2024 6 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 40925/2024 PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS Exhibit-P1 TRUE COPY OF SETTLEMENT DEED NO. 1647/08 OF THE S.R.O. PULINCUNNU, DATED 23-6-2008, IN FAVOUR OF THE 1ST PETITIONER Exhibit-P2 TRUE COPY OF SETTLEMENT DEED NO. 1650/08 DATED 23-6-2008 IN FAVOUR OF THE 2ND PETITIONER Exhibit-P3 TRUE COPY OF SETTLEMENT NO.1649/08 DATED 23-6-2008 IN FAVOUR OF THE 3RD PETITIONER Exhibit-P4 TRUE COPY OF SETTLEMENT DEED NO. 1648/08 DATED 23-6-2008 IN FAVOUR OF THE 4TH PETITIONER Exhibit-P5 TRUE COPY OF RECEIPT DATED 13-9-2024 EVIDENCING PAYMENT OF LAND TAX IN RESPECT OF THE 1ST PETITIONER FOR THE YEAR 2024-25 Exhibit-P6 TRUE COPY OF RECEIPT DATED 13-9-2024 EVIDENCING PAYMENT OF LAND TAX IN RESPECT OF THE 2ND PETITIONER FOR THE YEAR 2024-25 Exhibit-P7 TRUE COPY OF RECEIPT DATED 13-9-2024 EVIDENCING PAYMENT OF LAND TAX IN RESPECT OF THE 3RD PETITIONER FOR THE YEAR 2024-25 Exhibit-P8 TRUE COPY OF RECEIPT DATED 13-9-2024 EVIDENCING PAYMENT OF LAND TAX IN RESPECT OF THE 4TH PETITIONER FOR THE YEAR 2024-25 Exhibit-P9 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF KERALA LAND REVENUE MANUAL PAGES 187 AND 188 2025:KER:29486 WP(C) Nos.40925 & 40949 OF 2024 7 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 40949/2024 PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS Exhibit-P1 TRUE COPY OF PARTITION DEED NO. 1644/2008 OF THE S.R.O. PULINCUNNU DATED 23-6-2008 Exhibit-P2 TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT FOR 2024-25, DATED 18-7-2018, IN RELATION TO THE 1ST PETITIONER Exhibit-P3 TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT FOR 2024-25, DATED 18-7-2024, IN RELATION TO THE 2ND PETITIONER Exhibit-P4 TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT FOR 2024-25, DATED 18-7-2024, IN RELATION TO THE 3RD PETITIONER Exhibit-P5 TRUE COPY OF THE POSSESSION CERTIFICATE DATED 19-12-2023 ISSUED TO THE 1ST PETITIONER Exhibit-P6 TRUE COPY OF THE POSSESSION CERTIFICATE DATED 19-12-2023 ISSUED TO THE 2ND PETITIONER Exhibit-P7 TRUE COPY OF THE POSSESSION CERTIFICATE DATED 19-12-2023 ISSUED TO THE 3RD PETITIONER Exhibit-P8 TRUE COPY OF THE PRINT OUT OF THE 'EDIT APPLICATION' IN RESPECT OF THE 1ST PETITIONER Exhibit-P9 TRUE COPY OF THE PRINT OUT OF THE 'EDIT APPLICATION' IN RESPECT OF THE 2ND PETITIONER Exhibit-P10 TRUE COPY OF THE PRINT OUT OF THE 'EDIT APPLICATION' IN RESPECT OF THE 3RD PETITIONER 2025:KER:29486 WP(C) Nos.40925 & 40949 OF 2024 8 Exhibit-P11 TRUE COPY OF PRINT OF THE SCREEN SHOT SHOWING THE STATUS IN RESPECT OF ALL THE PETITIONERS Exhibit-P12 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES 187 AND 188 OF THE KERALA LAND REVENUE MANUAL, VOLUME VI.