IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 6TH OCTOBER 2009 / 14TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 27840 of 2009(Y) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- JAJESH,W/O.BIJU, AGED 30,KALLUNGAL VEEDU,THAZHUVAMKUNNUKARA, KALLURKADU VILLAGE,MUVATTUPUZHA TALUK. BY ADV. SMT.R.RANJINI RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE TAHASILDAR, TALUK OFFICE,THODUPUZHA. 2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, KUMARAMANGALAM VILLAGE,THODUPUZHA. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, IDUKKI DISTRICT. 4. RATNAVALLI,W/O.LATE NARAYANAN, KALLUNGA KUDIYIL,KALLOOR KARA, KUMARAMANGALAM VILLAGE, THODUPUZHA TALUK. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss P.N.RAVINDRAN,J. ---------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.27840 of 2009 - Y ---------------------------------------- Dated 6th October, 2009 Judgment Heard Smt.Ranjini, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri.P.Narayanan, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 2. In this writ petition, the petitioner challenges Ext.P5 order passed by the Tahsildar, Thodupuzha rejecting her application to effect transfer of registry. Under rule 18 (1) of Transfer of Registry Rules, 1966, an appeal lies from Ext.P5 to the Revenue Divisional Officer. The period of limitation prescribed for filing such an appeal is one month from the date of receipt of the order. The order appealed against, namely Ext.P5 order is dated 17.9.2009. Therefore, the period of limitation for filing of an appeal has also not expired. In such circumstances, I am of the opinion that the petitioner ought to have invoked the appellate remedy instead of seeking the intervention of this Court at this stage. W.P.(C) No.27840/2009 2 I accordingly dispose of this writ petition with a direction that in the event of the petitioner filing an appeal before the Revenue Divisional Officer under rule 18 (1) of the Transfer of Registry Rules, 1966 within the prescribed period of limitation, the appellate authority shall consider the appeal and pass orders thereon after notice to and affording the petitioner and the fourth respondent herein a reasonable opportunity of being heard. Final orders in the appeal shall be passed within three months from the date on which the petitioner presents the appeal before the Revenue Divisional Officer. It will be open to the petitioner to raise all the contentions raised in this writ petition before the appellate authority. P.N.RAVINDRAN Judge vaa