Revenue department acquires surplus land in Panampilly Nagar
Kochi: After more than 50 years of legal battles, revenue department acquired 4.22 acres of surplus land in a posh area in Panampilly Nagar. The area on Justice Krishna Iyer Road near Kadavanthra, which falls under five survey numbers in Elamkulam village, was declared surplus land after 1963 Land Reforms Act came into effect.
However, due to legal proceedings initiated by landowners, technical obstacles prevented acquisition process by state govt. Cases related to this were ongoing since 1973.
Subsequent to the instructions from chairman of Vaikom taluk land board, procedures were expedited, enabling the acquisition now. Given its location in the heart of Kochi city, the land holds significant value.
The process was completed under the leadership of Kanayannur taluk tahsildar D Vinod and the team comprised land records tahsildar C R Shanoj Kumar, deputy tahsildars Bino Thomas and Biju Jose, village officer P Sajith and section clerk Martin Tinoy.
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Revenue department acquires surplus land in Panampilly Nagar
Kochi: After more than 50 years of legal battles, revenue department acquired 4.22 acres of surplus land in a posh area in Panampilly Nagar. The area on Justice Krishna Iyer Road near Kadavanthra, which falls under five survey numbers in Elamkulam village, was declared surplus land after 1963 Land Reforms Act came into effect. However, due to legal proceedings initiated by landowners, technical obstacles prevented acquisition process by state govt. Cases related to this were ongoing since 1973. Subsequent to the instructions from chairman of Vaikom taluk land board, procedures were expedited, enabling the acquisition now. Given its location in the heart of Kochi city, the land holds significant value. The process was completed under the leadership of Kanayannur taluk tahsildar D Vinod and the team comprised land records tahsildar C R Shanoj Kumar, deputy tahsildars Bino Thomas and Biju Jose, village officer P Sajith and section clerk Martin Tinoy.
