IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2011 / 20TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 4274 of 2011(H) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- BABY, AGED 39 YEARS,W/O. MOHANAN, IV/504, MARATH HOUSE, PALLIKKARA, NANAMUKKAU.P.O., PONNANI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT-679575. BY ADV. SMT.P.K.PRIYA SRI.K.V.SREE VINAYAKAN RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. THE DEPUTY THAHSILDAR (RR) TALUK OFFICE, PONNANI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT 676 505. 2. THE GENERAL MANAGER, TELECOMS(BSNL) MALAPPURAM- 676 505. 3. THE ACCOUNTS OFFICER (TR-III), TELECOMS (BSNL), MALAPPURAM- 676 505. R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.V.K.SHAMSUDHEEN R2, R3 BY ADV. SRI.MATHEWS K.PHILIP,SC, BSNL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss W.P.(C) NO.4274/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE REVENUE RECOVERY NOTICE ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT. P2:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT 2 AND 3. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS R2(a):- COPY OF THE CONDITION 4 (1). R2(b):- COPY OF THE NOTICE DTD. 26.7.05. R2(c):- COPY OF THE NOTICE DTD. 25.10.10. R2(d):- COPY OF THE UNSIGNED REQUEST DTD. 6.11.2011. TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE tss S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.4274 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of August, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a mobile phone subscriber from the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited. She has been served with several bills towards call charges. The petitioner disputes the same. It is under the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking the following reliefs: “i) writ in the nature of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondents to recall the Exhibit P1 revenue recovery notice and quash the same as illegal. ii) writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondents to dispose Exhibit P2 objection. iii) writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the respondents to keep Exhibit P1 revenue recovery proceedings in abeyance till such time, this court may be deem fit to grant.” This Court passed an interim order on 10.2.2011 granting a stay on condition that the petitioner pays 1/3rd of the amount demanded. It is submitted that the said amount has been paid. The petitioner now seeks a direction to the W.P.(C)No.4274 of 2011 -2- 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 expeditiously. Having heard the Standing Counsel for the BSNL and the learned Government Pleader, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P2 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. Till then, the stay granted by this Court would continue to be in force. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/