Kerala High Court orders Muvattupuzha RDO to pay ₹25,000 in costs
The Kerala High Court has ordered a Revenue Divisional Officer to pay a fine of ₹25,000 for failing to comply with a court directive regarding land conversion applications. The court emphasized that officials must follow established legal procedures and reasoned decision-making when handling property data bank listings.
Why it matters
This ruling reinforces judicial oversight of administrative bureaucracy and ensures that government officials are held accountable for procedural negligence in land management.
The Kerala High Court has directed the Muvattupuzha Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) to pay ₹25,000 in costs for flouting the court’s direction to reconsider an application to remove a property listing from the Data Bank for land conversion.
Justice P.V. Kunhikrishnan directed RDO V.E. Abbas to pay the amount to the Medical Aid Scheme of Kerala High Court Advocates Association within one month. If the amount was not paid by him, his superior officer was asked to deduct it from his salary and transfer it to the Kerala High Court Bar Association’s account.
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