Only Kerala University land being surveyed, not of AKG Centre: Revenue Minister
Report on any increase or decrease in university’s land, after comparing it with relevant records in possession of KU, will be submitted to HC by October 15, says A.P. Anil Kumar
On October 6, 2026, the Kerala Revenue department commenced the survey of land owned by the University of Kerala (KU) in the state capital, as directed by the Kerala High Court. A.P. Anil Kumar, the Revenue Minister, informed journalists that the land survey was being conducted based on the High Court's orders, not the Revenue department's.
The department plans to submit a report on any changes to the university's land to the court by October 15. Notably, the survey does not include the area where the Communist Party of India (Marxist)'s former State headquarters, the AKG Centre, is situated. The Minister clarified that it's standard practice to inform neighbors when land surveying occurs, and since the AKG Centre borders the surveyed land, they were notified.
Nevertheless, the survey is confined to KU's land, as per court directives. The Minister declined to address concerns about potential misuse of the university land, even though the petition challenging the assignment was filed by R.S. Sasikumar, the chairperson of the Save University Campaign Committee and a member of the University of Kerala Syndicate.
Sasikumar claimed that land under two survey numbers held by the AKG Centre would also be surveyed, alleging the assignment was illegal, unconstitutional, and void.
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