IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.R.BANNURMATH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 29TH JULY 2009 / 7TH SRAVANA 1931 WA.No. 1652 of 2009 --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.6680/2009 Dated 05/03/2009 .................... APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS 2 & 3 IN WPC: ----------------------------------------------- 1. THE TAHSILDAR (RR), ALUVA TALUK, ALUVA. 2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, VADAKKUMBAGAM, ALUVA, ALUVA TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.M.R.SABU RESPONDENTS/PETITIONER/1ST RESPONDENT IN WPC: ------------------------------------------------------------- 1. DAVY LOUISE, S/O.LOUISE, AGED 44 YEARS, PADAYATTIL HOUSE, KALADY, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE KERALA STATE HOUSING BOARD, SHANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. R1 BY ADV. SRI.BIJU ABRAHAM R2 BY ADV. SRI.A JAYASANKAR, SC, KSHB THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.R. Bannurmath, C.J. & Kurian Joseph, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.A.No. 1652 OF 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this, the 29th day of July, 2009 JUDGMENT Kurian Joseph, J. This is an appeal at the instance of respondents 2 and 3 in the writ petition. The issue, as far as those respondents are concerned, pertains to entitlement for collection charges in Revenue Recovery proceedings. Learned Single Judge held that in case no proceedings other than Exts.P5 and P6 have been taken on the part of the Revenue Recovery Officer, there need not be any collection charges. It is brought to our notice that collection charges is not permissible in cases where the Revenue Recovery Officer has only issued notices, without any further steps. In that view of the matter, we do not think any interference is called for, since sufficient safeguards have been made in the judgment. Therefore, the writ appeal is dismissed. S.R. Bannurmath, Chief Justice. Kurian Joseph, Judge. ttb WA No. -:2:-