IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM TUESDAY, THE 1ST MARCH 2011 / 10TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 5678 of 2011(H) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- RAVEENDRAN, S/O.MADHAVAN, AGED 70, BHAVANA, PALLAM, BUCCANA P.O., KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.C.S.MANILAL SRI.K.VIDYASAGAR SRI.S.NIDHEESH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONER FOR LAND REVENUE, THE COMMISSIONERATE, TRIVANDRUM-695 001. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI-685 603. 3. THE SUB-COLLECTOR, IDUKKI-685 603. 4. THE ADDLO.THAHASILDAR, THODUPUZHA TALUK, THODUPUZHA, IDUKKI-685 584. BY ADV.SRI.BIJOY CHANDRAN, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ami/ C.K.ABDUL REHIM, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C).No. 5678 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of March, 2011. J U D G M E N T Recovery steps initiated pursuant to Ext.P5 demand notice issued on the basis of proceedings of the fourth respondent in LC No.3/04, dated 30.4.2008, is the subject matter of challenge in this writ petition. 2. According to the petitioner proceedings of the 4th respondent, which was confirmed in appeal by the District Collector through Ext.P2 order, is now pending under challenge in revision before the first respondent, as evidenced from Ext.P3. It is stated that along with the revision petition, the petitioner had also filed an application seeking stay of operation of the order and against recovery of the amounts, as per Ext.P4. But the first respondent has not so far considered either the revision petition or the stay petition. Hence the petitioner seeks direction to restrain the recovery steps, till the disposal of the revision petition by the 1st respondent. 2 W.P.(C).No. 5678 of 2011 3. Considering the fact that the statutory revision is pending consideration before the first respondent, I am of the view that the petitioner can be relegated to that authority to seek appropriate interim relief against the recovery steps, now initiated. 4. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider and pass orders either on Ext.P3 revision petition or on Ext.P4 stay application, after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, as early as possible, at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. 5. Till such time orders are passed by the first respondent as directed above, realisation of the amounts, for which steps were initiated on the basis of Ext.P5 notice, shall be kept in abeyance. C.K.ABDUL REHIM, Judge ami/