IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 25TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 6TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 6371 of 2008(H) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ SIDDIQUE, S/O.LATE M.A.PAREED, CHANIPARAMBIL HOUSE, KADEBHAGOM, PALLURUTHY, KOCHI-6. BY ADV. SRI.C.A.JOSEPH SRI.K.K.MOIDEEN RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF ENGINEER, VAIDYUTHI BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRIC DIVISION, CHERTHALA. 3. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. 4. DEPUTY TAHSILDAR (RR), KOCHI-1, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. 5. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, PALLURUTHI, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. R1 & R2 BY SC SRI.P.P.THAJUDEEN. R3 & R4 BY SR.G.P.SMT.ANU SIVARAMAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, J. ================================== W.P.(C)No.6371 of 2008 ================================== Dated this the 25th day of February, 2008. JUDGMENT Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned standing counsel for the Board and the learned senior Government Pleader. 2. Petitioner alleges that he is one of the heirs of M.A.Pareed, who died. He is in receipt of Ext.P2 demand notice issued by the fourth respondent for certain debts due to the Electricity Board. Such arrears have now led to revenue recovery proceedings. Petitioner alleges that the property being proceeded against did not belong to late Pareed and does not form part of his estate. Petitioner will be free to raise such objections before the competent authority under the Revenue Recovery Act and such objections will be considered before enforcing any recovery proceedings. It will WPC6371/2008 -:2:- be open to the petitioner, having regard to his contentions, to raise the objections before the District Collector that the initiation of revenue recovery proceedings is time barred. Writ petition is disposed of accordingly. Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, Judge. sl.