Narayanan P.R. v. the Revenue Divisional Officer Palakkad
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court set aside the order rejecting the petitioner's application to remove land from the land bank database due to lack of due application of mind and absence of site inspection, directing the respondent to reconsider.
What did the court decide?
Ext.P7 order set aside; Petitioner directed to file fresh Form 5 application with supporting documents within specified time.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN
MONDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF JANUARY 2023 / 19TH POUSHA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 24192 OF 2022
PETITIONER:
NARAYANAN P.R.
AGED 64 YEARS
S/O.RAMAKRISHNA IYYER, 32/55, DEVI NURSING HOME, RAM
NAGAR, VADAKKANTHARA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT, PIN-678012.
BY ADVS.
JACOB SEBASTIAN
K.V.WINSTON
ANU JACOB
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the order rejecting the petitioner's application to remove land from the data bank required application of mind and site inspection.
Whether the Revenue Divisional Officer erred in relying solely on the Agricultural Officer's report without considering the petitioner's application.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Narayanan P.R.
- respondent
The Revenue Divisional Officer, Palakkad
- respondent
The Village Officer, Kannadi-1
- respondent
The Agricultural Officer for the Kannadi Panchayat
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
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