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Sammad v. District Collector

Kerala HC23 Feb 2023WP(C)/3944/2023

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What is this about?

The High Court of Kerala, without expressing an opinion on merits, directed the Revenue Divisional Officer to expedite the petitioner's application for land conversion under the Kerala Conservation of Paddy land and Wetland Act, 2008, ensuring data bank verification.

What did the court decide?

Directed the 2nd respondent to consider the petitioner's Form No. 6 application within three months after verifying the data bank and obtaining the Village Officer's report.

Sammad Vs District Collector — Landlord and Tenant | Kerala HC (2023)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN

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THURSDAY, THE 23^RD DAY OF FEBRUARY 2023 / 4TH PHALGUNA, 1944

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WP(C) NO. 3944 OF 2023

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PETITIONER:

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SAMMAD AGED 66 YEARS S/O ABDUL KHADER, CHULLIKKAL HOUSE, KOCHANGADI, THOPPUMPADY,ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682005 BY ADVS. BEN TOM K.K.SYAMON

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RESPONDENTS:

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1 DISTRICT COLLECTOR ALAPPUZHA, COLLECTORATE, ALAPPUZHA, KERALA, PIN - 688001 2 REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER ALAPPUZHA , RDO OFFICE, ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 688013 3 TAHSILDAR CHERTHALA TALUK, CHERTHALA TALUK OFFICE, POLICE STATION ROAD NEAR MINI CIVIL STATION, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 688524 4 VILLAGE OFFICER PALLIPPURAM, PALLIPPURAM VILLAGE OFFICE, CHERTHALA - AROOKUTTY RD, PALLIPURAM, ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 688541 5 LOCAL LEVEL MONITORING COMMITTEE PALLIPPURAM REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENOR, AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, KRISHIBHAVAN, PALLIPPURAM, CHERTHALA - AROOKUTTY RD, PALLIPURAM, ALAPPUZHA, PIN - 688541 BY ADV GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.PARVATHY.K-GP

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THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23.02.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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JUDGMENT

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Dated this the 23^rd day of February, 2023

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The petitioner is the owner in possession of 19.64 Ares of land in Survey Nos.95/27A-1, 95/27B, 95/27C, 95/27D, 95/26A, 95/26B in Block No.1 of Pallipuram Village in Cherthala Taluk of Alappuzha District. It is submitted that the property of the petitioner is lying as converted land and the same is not suitable for paddy cultivation and is not included in the data bank. The petitioner confines his relief for an expeditious consideration of Ext.P3 application in Form No.6 under Section 27A of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy land and Wetland Act, 2008, seeking permission for use of land for other purposes.

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Having heard the learned Government Pleader also and without expressing any view on the merits of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 2^nd respondent to take up Ext.P3 application, consider and pass orders on the same, after considering all relevant aspects of the matter and after verifying the data bank and

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obtaining all necessary inputs including the report of the Village

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Officer. The entire proceedings shall be completed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

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This writ petition is ordered accordingly.

Sd/-

ANU SIVARAMAN

JUDGE

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APPENDIX OF WP(C) 3944/2023

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PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT DATED 22.06.2022 Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGE OF THE DATA BANK Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION DATED 21.07.2022

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