IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 9TH APRIL 2007 / 19TH CHAITHRA 1929 WP(C).No. 12112 of 2007(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SURESH.P., S/O.PARAMESWARAN, PUTHEN KANDATHIL, PEINGALA P.O., KAYAMKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.R.SUDHEENDRAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL COMMERCIAL MANAGER, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, DIVISIONAL OFFICE, COMMERCIAL BRANCH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 14. 2. THE STATION SUPERINTENDENT, KAYAMKULAM JUNCTION RAILWAY STATION, KAYAMKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS, SC,RAILWAYS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/04/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ----------------------------------------- W.P.(C)NO.12112 of 2007 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of April, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a licensee of an STD/ISD booth at Kayamkulam Junction Railway Station. He is a physically handicapped person and belongs to a Scheduled Caste community. The grievance raised by the petitioner in this writ petition is about unreasonable demand for arrears of ground rent without specifying as to how these arrears have been calculated. The petitioner alleges that the respondent has not provided any split up details of the arrears nor has it been shown as to how the amount has been calculated. In order to avoid closure of the STD/ISD booth, the petitioner has remitted Rs.4,415/= on 20.12.2006 as part payment. The petitioner thereafter made Ext.P4 representation for split up details of the arrears due from him, for which he has not received any reply. In the above circumstances, the petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider Ext.P8 and pass appropriate orders W.P.(C)No. 12112/2007 :2: thereon expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as also the Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents. In view of the facts disclosed in the writ petition, I direct the first respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P8, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner shall also be given details about the amounts demanded from him as also an opportunity of being heard. In order to avoid delay, I direct the petitioner to be present in the office of the first respondent on 16.4.2007 along with a certified copy of this judgment and the first respondent shall fix a date for hearing and intimate the same to the petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE css / W.P.(C)No. 12112/2007 :3: W.P.(C)No. 12112/2007 :4: