IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 14TH JULY 2008 / 23RD ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 20946 of 2008(R) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, BSNL, TELEPHONE REVENUE TRIVANDRUM, TELECOM DISTRICT, LIC BUILDING COMPLEX, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY ADV. SRI.MATHEWS K.PHILIP,SC, BSNL RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. OMANA.R., H.NO.6-104, NEERAHITHALA PUTHENVEEDU, THERUVU, KULAPPADA, UZHAMALAKKAL VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 542 2. DEPUTY TAHASILDAR, NEDUMANGADU TALUK NEDUMANGADU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 3. VILLAGE OFFICER, UZHAMALAKKAL VILLAGE UZHAMALAKKAL, NEDUMANGADU BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ============== W.P.(C).No. 20946 OF 2008 ==================== Dated this the 14th day of July, 2008. J U D G M E N T The 1st respondent has filed a petition before the Permanent Lok Adalath, Thiruvananthapuram, challenging proceedings under the Revenue Recovery Act, for recovery of the telephone charges as per bills issued by the petitioner. In that petition, the Permanent Lok Adalath has passed Ext.P8 order wherein a preliminary objection raised by the petitioner regarding jurisdiction of the Permanent Lok Adalath has been postponed to be considered along with the O.P. itself. According to the petitioner, the question of jurisdiction should have been considered as a preliminary point instead of postponing it to be considered along with the O.P. I am of opinion that in such matters, the Permanent Lok Adalath should not pass piecemeal orders and all issues shall be considered together. Therefore, without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to raise all his contentions in the O.P. itself, while the same is heard, this writ petition is dismissed. S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE bkn/-