IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH MONDAY, THE 13TH OCTOBER 2008 / 21ST ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 27832 of 2008(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------- RADHAKRISHNAN, S/O.PAZHANAN, 50 YEARS KOZHUKULLYPADI HOUSE, CHOOLANNUR. PERINGOTTUKARUSSI, ALATHUR TALUK, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.JOHNSON P.JOHN SRI.BABY MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ ADDITIONAL TAHSILDAR, ALATHUR TALUK, ALATHUR, PALAKKAD. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. BEJOY CHANDRAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WP.(C) No. 27832 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 13th day of October, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner challenges Exts.P1 and P3. According to the petitioner there is no authority with the Tahsildar. Further he points out that he was not issued with any notice or heard before passing the order. 2. Learned Government Pleader submits that under Rule 49 of the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession Rules petitioner has a right of appeal and it is open to the appellate authority to condone delay. In such circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of relegating the petitioner to the appellate authority to prefer appeal. In order to facilitate the petitioner to approach the appellate authority, recovery proceedings pursuant to Ext.P1 will be kept in abeyance for a period of six weeks from today. (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE) sb