IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON MONDAY, THE 30TH AUGUST 2010 / 8TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 30695 of 2005(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- J. AJI, S/O. JAMALUDEEN, NEDIYATHU VEEDU, MANGARAM, KONNI, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SUNIL JACOB JOSE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 2. DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICE, KONNI. 3. THE TAHSILDAR (RR), PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.A.J.VARGHESE FOR R1 TO 3 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 30/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 30695 of 2005 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 26th day of July, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is aggrieved by Ext.P1 revenue recovery notice. According to the petitioner, he does not know for recovering what the revenue recovery proceedings have been initiated. But, subsequently, from the counter affidavit of the second respondent, the petitioner came to understand that the petitioner's father auctioned certain forest of timber in the name of the petitioner and the recovery is in respect of the same. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner does not want to question the liability as such now. The petitioner only wants facility to pay off the amounts in instalments. The petitioner submits that the petitioner has already paid Rs. 1 lakh out of the total amount due and the petitioner may be permitted to pay off the balance amount in instalments. This is opposed by the learned Government Pleader. However, taking a lenient view, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to permit the petitioner to pay off the balance amounts due in 10 equal monthly instalments starting from 1.8.2011. Every subsequent instalment shall be paid on the first working day of every succeeding month. If the petitioner pays the instalment amounts on due dates without default, coercive recovery proceedings shall be kept in abeyance. However, if the petitioner commits default in in payment of any one instalment, it would be open to the respondents to continue recovery proceedings as now W.P(C) No. 30695 of 2005 -: 2 :- initiated without having to issue any fresh notice or proceedings in that regard. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/