IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 12TH JUNE 2007 / 22ND JYAISHTA 1929 WP(C).No. 3411 of 2007(F) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- JOSHI, AGED 30 YEARS, S/O.DAMODHARAN, NAIRSSERY HOUSE, KADAPPURAM VILLAGE, CHAVAKAD TALUK, THRISSUR DISRICT. (PROPRIETOR DIGITAL COPIER SYSTEM, SKYLINE BUILDING, WEST FOT, THRISSUR). BY ADV. SRI.C.D.DILEEP SRI.C.D.PRADEEP SRI.RANJITH XAVIER RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. THE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL FORUM, PALAKKAD. 2. DEPUTY TAHSILDAR (REVENUE RECOVERY), THRISSUR. 3. VILLAGE OFFICER, THRISSUR VILLAGE, THRISSUR. 4. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 5. K.M.JOHN, S/O.K.U.MATHAI, MARKKAT HOUSE, MUTHUKURSSI, THACHAMPARA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 6. THE PROPRIETOR, COPIER BUSINESS MACHINES, DOOR NO.1/373, OPP.COLLECTORATE, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR-3. 7. SREENATH.C.G., BUSINESS COPIER MACHINES, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR-3. BY ADV. SRI.D.KRISHNA PRASAD SRI.D.NARENDRANATH SMT.O.K.SANTHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/06/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C)NO.3411/07 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: COPY OF COMPLAINT IN O.P.375/2000 DATED 16.9.2000 OF CDRF, PALAKKAD. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE OBJECTION FILED BY THE PETITIONER IN O.P.375/2000, DATED 24.05.2001. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE SALES TAX REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF THE DIGITAL COPIER SYSTEM DATED 17.12.1999. EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF THE EX-PARTE ORDER DATED 30.05.2003 IN O.P.NO.375/2000. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF THE DEMAND NOTICE FOR REVENUE RECOVERY UNDER FORUM NO.1 DATED NIL OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF THE ATTACHMENT NOTICE FOR REVENUE RECOVERY UNDER FORUM NO.10 DATED NIL OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P7: TRUE COPY OF THE I.A.16/2007 PENDING BEFORE THE CDRF, PALAKKAD DATED 25.1.2007. EXT.P8: TRUE COPY OF THE I.,A.17/2007 PENDING BEFORE THE CDRF, PALAKKAD DATED 25.1.2007. EXT.P9: TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 27.1.2007 FILED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE RESPONDENTS 2,3 AND 4. /TRUE COPY/ PA TO JUDGE S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ---------------------------------- W.P.(C)NO.3411 OF 2007 ----------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 12th DAY OF JUNE, 2007 JUDGMENT The petitioner approached this Court challenging revenue recovery proceedings pursuant to Ext.P4 order of the Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Palakkad, whereby the petitioner was directed to refund certain amounts due to the 5th respondent. The petitioner filed Exts.P7 and P8 petitions, which are the petitions for setting aside the exparte order and for condonation of delay in filing the same. The petitioner seeks a direction to the Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum to pass orders on Exts.P7 and P8 expeditiously. 2. Having heard both sides, I direct the 1st respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exts.P7 and P8 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd