WWW.LIVELAW.IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.NAVANITI PRASAD SINGH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V TUESDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF JUNE 2017/23RD JYAISHTA, 1939 WA.No. 571 of 2017 () IN WP(C).21189/2016 ------------------------------------------AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 21189/2016 of HIGH COURT OF KERALA DATED 22-06-2016 APPELLANT/PETITIONER: -----------RAJIPTH BALAKRISHNAN K.K, S/O.BALAKRISHNAN, "SIVOHAM", MOTTAMMAL,, PUZHATHI AMSOM DESOM, KANNUR-2, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADVS.SRI.K.C.SANTHOSHKUMAR SMT.K.K.CHANDRALEKHA RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: -------------1.

STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695001.

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THE TAHSILDAR, KANNUR TALUK, TALUK OFFICE, KANNUR-670001.

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THE ZONAL OFFICER, KANNUR CORPORATION ZONAL OFFICE, ELAYAVOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, P.O.MUNDAYAD, KANNUR DISTRICT-670597.

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THE AGRICULTURAL OFFICER, KRISHI BHAVAN, ELAYAVOOR, KANNUR DISTRICT-670001.

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THE VILLAGE OFFICER, ELAYAVOOR VILLAGE, ELAYAVOOR, KANNUR DISTRICT-670001.

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THE LOCAL LEVEL MONITORING COMMITTEE UNDER KERALA CONSERVATION OF PADDY LAND AND WET LAND ACT, REPRESENTED BY ITS CONVENOR, ELAYAVOOR, KANNUR DISTRICT-670001. FOR R1, R2, R4 & R5 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, Mr.M.R.SUBU

THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13-06-2017, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

WWW.LIVELAW.IN NAVANITI PRASAD SINGH, C.J. & RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN. V., J. -----------------------------------------W.A.No.571 of 2017 -----------------------------------------Dated this the 13th day of June, 2017 JUDGMENT ~~~~~~~~ Navaniti Prasad Singh, C.J. Pursuant to the order of this Court dated 4.4.2017, an Ordinance issued on 30.5.2017 bringing about amendments to the Kerala Conservation of Paddy and Wet Land Rules, 2008 has been placed on record. The Rules provide opportunity to the public to raise objections with regard to entries included in the data bank. That having been done, it would go a long way in helping the citizens to correct the mistakes or get the mistakes corrected. However, we would like to impress upon the Government that issuance of Gazette notification is of no avail unless people know of it. The effective manner for that would be that the substance of the notification is published and given due publicity in various newspapers of wide circulation in the State. If this has not already been done, we expect the

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Government to do so immediately.

With these observations

and directions, this Writ Appeal stands disposed of.

It goes

without saying that the appellant is now at liberty to move in accordance with these directions for securing redressal of his grievance. sd/NAVANITI PRASAD SINGH, CHIEF JUSTICE sd/RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN. V., JUDGE ps/13/6/17