IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 19TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 28TH KARTHIKA 1929 WP(C).No. 31118 of 2007(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. ELIZEBATH @ ELSY ROBERT,W/O.LATE ROBERT AGED 75 YEARS,KALAPURACKAL HOUSE, EDAKOCHI, KOCHI-6. 2. CYPRIAN @ SUPRI,S/O.LATE ROBERT AGED 50 YEARS, KALAPURACKAL HOUSE, EDAKOCHI, KOCHI-6. 3. K.R.NORTEN,S/O.LATE ROBERT AGED 48 YEARS, KALAPURACKAL HOUSE, EDAKOCHI, KOCHI-6. BY ADV. SRI.DENIZEN KOMATH RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,MINISTRY OF REVENUE,SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, ERNAKULAM. 3. REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER,FORT KOCHI. 4. TAHSILDAR,TALUK OFFICE, FORT KOCHI. 5. VILLAGE OFFICER, VILLAGE OFFICE EDAKOCHI. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J ------------------- W.P.(C). 31118/2007 -------------------- Dated this the 19th day of November, 2007 JUDGMENT The challenge in this writ petition is against Ext.P7. By this order, an amount of Rs.2,99,822/- is sought to be demanded from the petitioner for the period 1995 to 2007. Further a portion of the land already held unauthorizedly by the petitioner is also allowed to be resumed. It is pointed out by the learned Government Pleader that the said order is appealable under Rule 18 of the Assignment of Land under the Municipal Corporation area Rules framed by the land assignment rules. 2. Therefore, without prejudice to the rights of the petitioner to pursue the matter in appeal as above, I dispose of this writ petition directing the petitioner may file an appeal against Ext.P7 within a period of three weeks from today and that in the meanwhile further proceedings pursuant to the said order shall be kept in abeyance. ANTONY DOMINIC Judge mrcs