IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON THURSDAY, THE 25TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 6TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 6190 of 2010(W) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- T.P.SHAJI, S/O. LATE T.P.CHATHAN, PARAPPAN KATIL VEEDU, POST KARUVNNOOR, VIA. NADUVANNUR, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.SUDHEER SRI.V.C.MADHAVANKUTTY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE COMMISSIONER OF LAND REVENUE, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING, MUSEUM JUNCTION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. PIN-695033. 2. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY TAHSILDAR (REVENUE RECOVERY), ARADHANA-KAMALA BUILDING, KALLAI ROAD, KOZHIKODE-673002. 3. KERALA STATE FINANCIAL ENTERPRISES LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, MUSEUM ROAD, THRISSUR. 4. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, NADUVANNUR VILLAG OFFICE, NADUVNNUR, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BIJOY CHANDRAN SRI.M.L.SAJEEVAN, SC FOR KSFE LTD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J. ----------------------------------------------- WP(C) No. 6190 of 2010 -------------------------------------- Dated, this the 25th day of February, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is challenging Ext.P8 order passed by the first respondent under Section 83(1) of the Kerala Revenue Recovery Act. 2. Heard the learned Government Pleader as well. 3. It is very much evident that the petitioner has approached this Court by filing this Writ Petition, without fully exhausting the alternate remedy available to him by filing a Revision Petition before the 'Government' as provided under Section 83 (2) of the Act. 4. In the above circumstance, interference is declined; however without prejudice to the rights and interest of the petitioner to approach the Government by filing a Revision Petition under Section 83(2). So as to enable the petitioner to pursue such exercise, the coercive steps stated as being pursued against him vide Ext.P10 shall be kept in abeyance for a period of one month. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. P. R. RAMACHANDRA MENON JUDGE dnc