Thiruvananthapuram: The government has made it mandatory for citizens to submit written statements in a format format together with the application while looking for ownership certificates from the village office.
Ownership certificates include land details, types and nature, survey numbers, block numbers and ownership.
Commissioner of Land Revenue K Biju has issued a circular in this regard to all district collectors, based on the High Court orders.
The court has ordered it while submitting a certificate of ownership, the applicant must also submit a written statement about the land owned by a certificate of ownership, whether the title for land is received from the government for the applicant or its predecessor owned by the land.
The High Court has been on July 29 last year, directed the government to publish ownership certificates to citizens by mentioning the nature of the land, whether it has been assigned to certain purposes under the Land Assignment Law Kerala, 1960, or not.
The court has also directed the main secretary (local independent government) to demand all local authorities to verify the nature of the soil as mentioned in the ownership certificate before issuing building permits.
On the basis of this order the government on December 2 issued orders to give instructions in this matter.
However, an individual has approached the High Court who claimed that this government’s order was not implemented in fact.
Previously, the High Court had made a mandatory revenue authority to also mention the purpose in which land was assigned in eight villages in Idukki which included Chinnakkanal, right Devan Hills, Santhanpara, Vellapara, Anavilasam, Pallivasal, Aanaviratty and Bison Valley.
Only based on certificates does not mind from the income department can be carried out in the eight villages.
This was done because there were several cases reported from these villages assigned to agriculture used for construction purposes.
In the case of eight villages in Idukki, the government is considering relaxing for small time construction by presenting strict rules on land degrees.
In June this year, Revenue Minister K Rajan said in the Assembly that relaxation is being considered and greater consultation is needed regarding changing the existing rules.
Special rules, 1993, and land assignment rules, 1964, imposed restrictions on awarded land which said that land could only be used for agriculture, housing, beneficial pleasure and establishing a store.
Affidavit is now mandatory for ownership certificates
