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SAM. P. RAJAN v. THE AGRICULTURAL OFFICER

Court: High Court of Kerala

Bench: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.V.KUNHIKRISHNAN

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Case summary

High Court of Kerala judgment dated 2024-02-21. SAM. P. RAJAN v. THE AGRICULTURAL OFFICER. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.

Judgment text

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P. V. KUNHIKRISHNAN ST WEDNESDAY, THE 21 DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024 / 2ND PHALGUNA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 6718 OF 2024 PETITIONER: SAM. P. RAJAN AGED 56 YEARS S/O P. T. RAJAN, PARAYIL MALAYIL HOUSE, KAYAMKULAM, PIN - 690502 BY ADVS. JACOB CHACKO MATHEWS JOSEPH RESPONDENTS: 1 THE AGRICULTURAL OFFICER KRISHI BHAVAN, CHERANELLOOR ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682034 2 THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER/ SUB COLLECTOR REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICE, KOCHI ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN - 682001 3 THE LOCAL LEVEL MONITORING COMMITTEE REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN/ AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, CHERANELLOOR KRISHI BHAVAN, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 682034 OTHER PRESENT: SMT DEVI SHRI R, GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21. 02. 2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P. V. KUNHIKRISHNAN, J. ----------------------------------- W. P. (C). No.

6718 of 2024 -----------------------------------st Dated this the 21 day of February, 2024 JUDGMENT The above writ petition is filed with following reliefs:- “I. Issue a Writ of Mandamus or appropriate nd direction to the 2 respondent to dispose off Exhibit P2 filed under Rule 4 (d) of the Conservation of Paddy Field and Wet Land Rules and remove the entry of petitioner’s property from data Bank within a time frame fixed by this Hon’ble Court. II. Dispense with filing of the translation of documents in Malayalam produced in the above writ petition as Ext. P1 and Ext. P2. III. Pass such other writs, orders or directions as this Hon’ble Court may deems just, fit and necessary in the facts and circumstances of this case. And IV. Allow the writ petition with cost”. 2. When this writ petition came up for consideration, the learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner nd will be satisfied if a direction is issued to the 2 respondent to consider Ext. P2 Form-5 application.

3. Heard the learned Government Pleader also. 4. After hearing both sides, I think that prayer can be allowed. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with following directions. st I. The 1 respondent is directed to submit necessary nd report in Ext. P2 Form-5 application to the 2 respondent, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within 1 month from the date of receipt of copy of this Judgment. nd II. The 2 respondent is directed to consider Ext. P2 Form-5 application, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within 2 months from the date of receipt st of report from the 1 respondent. II. The petitioner shall produce a certified copy of this Judgment along with a copy of the writ petition st nd with exhibits, before the 1 & 2 respondents, for compliance. Sd/- P. V. KUNHIKRISHNAN JUDGE S. M. K.

APPENDIX PETITIONER’S EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE DATA BANK SHOWING THE PETITIONER'S PROPERTY Exhibit P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION OF FORM 5 FILED UNDER RULE 4(D) OF THE CONSERVATION OF PADDY FIELD AND WET LAND RULES FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 07. 07. 2022

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