the effect that there was a Panchayat road included in Sy.No.120/2A in which the petitioner's property is situated. The petitioner had preferred Ext.P5 appeal against Ext.P4 order cancelling the possession certificate. He had also produced Ext.P6 certificate issued by the Taluk Surveyor stating that there is 8 cents of property in Sy.No.120/2A and the entire property is in the ownership and possession of the petitioner. The Village Officer has also certified that there is no public pathway in the property comprised in Sy.No.120/2A. Thereafter, Ext.P9 order was issued by the District Collector, Palakkad, after hearing the parties and verifying the file of the 3rd respondent as well as the field map, toposketch etc. The District Collector found that there was nothing to show that the petitioner has encroached into Panchayat land or there was any difference in the extent of the property in the possession of the petitioner. In the above circumstances, Ext.P4 order was set aside and the Village Officer was directed to issue fresh possession certificate to the petitioner on the basis of the property actually in the petitioner's possession, after verifying the village records.
