IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 27TH JANUARY 2011 / 7TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 2713 of 2011(L) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- BEENA JIJI, W/O. JIJI ALEXANDER, VALAMPARAMBIL HOUSE, KULATHUPUZHA KARA AND POST, PATHANAPURAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.KURUVILLA JACOB RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. 2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, KULATHUPUZHA. 3. THE GEOLOGIST, DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND GEOLOGY, KOLLAM-2. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 2713 OF 2011 ===================== Dated this the 27th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioner is aggrieved by Ext.P6 stop memo. 2. A reading of Ext.P6 shows that the petitioner attempted to dig a pond in violation of the provisions contained in the Kerala Land Utilization Order. This stop memo was issued way back on 20/4/2009. Long thereafter, petitioner submitted Ext.P7 representation to the District Collector on 31/12/2009. In this writ petition, what is alleged is that the District Collector ought to have taken action on Ext.P7 and vacated Ext.P6. 3. In my view, if at all the petitioner is aggrieved by Ext.P6, petitioner should have moved the Revenue Divisional Officer, the Competent authority under the Kerala Land Utilization Order. This has not been done by the petitioner. In that view of the matter, I do not think that Ext.P7 was the proper course the petitioner should have adopted. Therefore, I dispose of this writ petition leaving it open to WPC No. 2713/11 :2 : the petitioner to move the Revenue Divisional Officer for getting appropriate orders in the matter. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp