receipt dated 11.4.2016. According to the petitioner, the old Sy.No.1422/5, referred to in Ext.P-1 purchase certificate dated 16.8.1977, has been assigned resurvey number, Re.Sy.No.186/7, as can be seen from Ext.P-3 certificate. Ext.P-3 is stated to be the possession certificate dated 24.6.2015 issued in respect of the above said properties including the above said 20 cents of land in old Sy.No.1422/15 (Re.Sy.No.186/7). That later, land tax was not accepted by the Village Officer, Thathamangalam, in respect of the above said property on the ground that S.M proceedings are pending in respect of the above said property before the 2nd respondent-Land Tribunal, Palakkad at the instance of the proceedings initiated by the contesting 4 th respondent. That when the petitioner had made enquiries about the said proceedings said to have initiated by the 4th respondent, it is learnt that the 4th respondent has submitted Ext.P-4 application dated 2.12.2015 for issuance of purchase certificate in respect of the very same property comprising of 20 cents of dry land in Re.Sy.No.186/7 of Thathamangalam Village, on which Ext.P-4(2) report was given by the Village Officer, Thathamangalam on 10.3.2016. It is the case of the petitioner that the Village Officer, Thathamangalam, has given wrong information in his report dated 10.3.2016 that the said property
