IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 19TH AUGUST 2011 / 28TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 22584 of 2011(W) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ ALEYAMMA, W/O.LATE VARGHESE KAPPADAKKAMADATHIL HOUSE, MUDAKKUZHA P.O VENGOOR WEST VILLAGE, PERUMBAVOOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.N.K.KARNIS RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR CIVIL STATION, KAKKANADU ERNAKULAM. 682 030. 2. THE ADDL.TAHSILDAR, KUNNATHUNADU TALUK PERUMBAVOOR.PIN- 683 542. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER VENGOOR WEST VILLAGE, VENGOOR P.O,PIN- 683 546. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.C.K.GOVINDAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/08/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.22584/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 14/9/2010 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. P1(A) COPY OF THE EXT.P1 P2 COPY OF THE NOTICE ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER DATED 14/9/2010. P2(A) COPY OF THE EXT.P2 P3 COPY OF THE REPLY TO EXT.P2 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 24/9/2010. P4 COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 19/1/2011. P5 COPY OF THE APPEAL FILED BY THE PETITIONER AGAINST EXT.P4 DATED 23/3/2011. P6 COPY OF THE NOTICE ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER DATED 2/8/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO.JUDGE sts S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 22584 of 2011 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 19th day of August, 2011. J U D G M E N T Against orders under the Land Conservancy Act directing the petitioner to pay royalty and fine in respect of granite allegedly quarried by the petitioner illegally from Government land, the petitioner filed Ext.P5 appeal, in which the petitioner has also sought an interim relief of stay of recovery of the disputed amounts. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that without considering the request for stay, revenue recovery proceedings have been initiated against the petitioner. The petitioner seeks the following reliefs: “A. Call for the records relating to Exts. P1 to P86 from the respondents and quash Ext.P6 by the issue of a writ of certiorari or other appropriate writ, direction or order; B. issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5.” 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with the following directions: The 1st respondent shall consider the request of the petitioner for stay contained in Ext.P5 as expeditiously as possible at any rate within 2 months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Till orders are thus passed, W.P(C) No. 22584 of 2011 -: 2 :- coercive recovery proceedings for the amounts disputed in Ext.P5 shall be kept in abeyance. It would open to the 1st respondent to dispose of the appeal itself, if he so chooses, within the said time, which shall be after hearing the petitioner. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/