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Permission To Cultivate Non-Paddy Crops Doesn't Authorise Land Conversion Or Tenure Change: Kerala High Court
['Anamika Mj']
Supreme Court - High Court - Legal Breaking News | Live Law India
Even though this permission was given, it was later noticed that the petitioner reclaimed more land than directed.
It has also examined whether this Order entitles the landowner to seek change of land classification and tax reassessment under the Kerala Land Tax Act without invoking Section 27A of the Kerala Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008.
The Court noted that an order under Clause 7 is a preventive measure intended to curb unauthorised land conversion and protect agricultural land.
Such an order does not amount to a statutory permission for land conversion under Clause 6(2).
The petitioner has also relied on Section 6 of the Kerala Land Tax, and stated that the land is not cultivable as mentioned in the order issued under Clause 7.