IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH JULY 2008 / 8TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 23060 of 2008(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.M. RAJU @ NAZAR, KARUMBELIL, NEW BUNGLOW, VADAKKEVILA, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.V.B.HARI NARAYANAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVT. TAXES DEPARTMENTS, TRIVANDRUM. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. 3. TAHASILDAR (RR), KOLLAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.C.K.GOVINDAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M. JOSEPH, J. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 23060 OF 2008 T ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 30th day of July, 2008 J U D G M E N T Case of the petitioner in brief is as follows. The petitioner owns a cashew factory and it is stated that the factory was closed down in 1997. There is a proposal to revive the industrial unit and for that purpose, a meeting was convened. In the result of the meeting, a cluster company has been formed and the factory is now being run by the above cluster company with the support of KSIDC. It is submitted that recovery steps are going on. Pursuant to recovery steps, the immovable properties of the petitioner came to be sold and purchased by the Government. The petitioner has preferred Ext.P5 against the sale. In the meantime, the petitioner is served with Ext.P6 under section 39 of the Kerala Revenue Recovery Act. 2. I heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader. Leaving open the challenge to WPC.23060/08 : 2 : Ext.P6 and the sale, writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to consider and take a decision on Ext.P5 in accordance with law, after affording an opportunity for hearing to the petitioner, within three weeks from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. Till such decision is taken on Ext.P5, Ext.P6 will be kept in abeyance. Sd/- (K.M.JOSEPH, JUDGE) aks /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE