Petitioners filed a writ petition seeking a direction to change land nature in revenue records from paddy land to purayidam as per an order of the Revenue Divisional Officer. The court directed the Tahsildar to make the changes within two months.
Direction to the 2nd respondent to make changes in revenue records within two months.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS
TUESDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2023 / 14TH BHADRA, 1945
WP(C) NO. 27495 OF 2023
PETITIONERS:
1ABDULLA
AGED 58 YEARS
S/O. EANIKUTTY
KARENGAL HOUSE
PAZHUNNANA PO C
HEMMANTHATTA
THRISSUR, PIN – 680501
2JABIR
AGED 44 YEARS
S/O. HYDROSEKUTTY
KARENGAL HOUSE
PAZHUNNANA PO
CHEMMANTHATTA
THRISSUR, PIN – 680501
BY ADVS.
SADCHITH.P.KURUP
C.P.ANIL RAJ
SIVA SURESH
RESHMA RAJ
RESPONDENTS:
1 THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICE THRISSUR, PIN – 6800032 THE TAHSILDAR (LAND RECORDS) TALUK OFFICE, KUNNAMKULAM THRISSUR -, PIN – 6805033 THE VILLAGE OFFICER CHOONDAL VILLAGE OFFICE CHOONDAL, THRISSUR, PIN – 680502W.P.(C).No.27495 of 2023
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BY ADV
DEVISHRI R
GOVERNMENT PLEADER
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR
ADMISSION ON 05.09.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY
DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J.
W.P.(C).No.27495 of 2023
Dated this 5th day of September, 2023
JUDGMENT
By Ext.P5 order dated 04.05.2022, the Revenue Divisional Officer directed the nature of land in the revenue records to be converted from paddy land to a purayidam as per the provisions of Section 27A of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008. Consequent to such order, the 2nd respondent was bound to make necessary changes in the revenue records. Petitioners allege that, despite Ext.P5 having been brought to the notice of the 2nd respondent, changes as directed have not been carried out in the revenue records. Hence they seeks a direction to that effect.
This writ petition is disposed of.
Sd/-
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS JUDGE
Jka/05.09.23.
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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 27495/2023
PETITIONER EXHIBITS
Exhibit P1A TRUE COPY OF THIS TITLE DEED NO.
5610/2007 OF MUNDOOR SUB REGISTRY.
Exhibit P2A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED
15.2.2022 ISSUED BY THE TALUK SURVEYOR.
Exhibit P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 8.3.2022 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER.Exhibit P4A TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT DATED25/4/22
EVIDENCING PAYMENT.
Exhibit P5A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 4.5.2022
ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT.
Exhibit P6A TRUE COPY OF THE LAND TAX RECEIPT
DATED 3/8/23.
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a direction can be issued to the Tahsildar to change the entry in revenue records based on an order directing conversion of land nature.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
ABDULLA
JABIR
THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER
THE TAHSILDAR (LAND RECORDS)
THE VILLAGE OFFICER CHOONDAL
BECHU KURIAN THOMAS
As recorded by the court registry
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