IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 4TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 33906 of 2009(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- RATNAM, AGED 48, W/O.LATE VIJAYAN, N.4/930 A, NORTH CHERLAI, KOCHI-2. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAJKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR (RR), TALUK OFFICE, KOCHI-1. 2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, MATTANCHERRY VILLAGE, KOCHI-2. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BEJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.K.ABDUL REHIM, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C).No.33906 OF 2009 ------------------------------ Dated this the 25th day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T ---------------------- 1. Petitioner is aggrieved by revenue recovery steps initiated pursuant to Ext.P1 and P2 notices, for realisation of amounts due under an award of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Ernakulam. It is evident from Ext.P1 and P2 notices that the revenue recovery proceedings is initiated pursuant to a requisition received from the MACT. Therefore the petitioner could not make any successful challenge against liability for payment in this writ petition, unless she challenges the award and get it set aside through appropriate remedies provided under the statute. 2. According to the petitioner she has not received any notice from the Tribunal and she was not aware about the award, till Ext.P1 and P2 notices were received. It is submitted that steps have already been taken by the petitioner to get a certified copy of the award and to resort to remedies available under the statute against such award. Therefore, the limited prayer of the petitioner is only for a direction to keep in abeyance the coercive steps of recovery for a short period, in order to facilitate the W.P.(C).33906/09-G 2 petitioner to approach the statutory authorities. 3. Having considered facts and circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to keep in abeyance further coercive steps of recovery initiated pursuant to Ext.P1 and P3 for a period of one month from today in order to facilitate the petitioner to approach the appropriate statutory authorities against the award of the MACT. C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JUDGE. Okb