HC imposes ₹10,000 fine on former Palakkad RDO

The Kerala High Court has imposed a good of ₹10,000 connected a erstwhile Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) of Palakkad for allegedly making a onshore proprietor re-approach the tribunal a 2nd clip for reclassification of his onshore that had been recorded successful Revenue records arsenic nilam (paddy land).

In his petition, the landowner, C. Vinumon of Kannadi, Palakkad, challenged the RDO’s bid dismissing his exertion to alteration the quality of his spot successful the records, without passing a speaking order. This was allegedly done contempt the High Court directing him to reconsider the matter. He contended that the spot had already been converted successful 2008 and mentioned successful the records arsenic fallow land, earlier the enactment of the applicable law.

The erstwhile RDO contended that helium had signed the bid that was prepared by a inferior superintendent successful his bureau since helium was engaged with post-election duties.

Stating that authorised officers are not laymen, and that they are elder officers of the State service, the tribunal said that the contiguous lawsuit was an apt illustration of an authorised serviceman issuing a stereotype bid adjacent aft the tribunal acceptable speech the aforesaid and directed its reconsideration. The aforesaid bid was repeated without immoderate change, including the modulation of the sentences, it added.