IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 29TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 10TH PHALGUNA 1929 WA.No. 507 of 2008 -------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.6406/2008 Dated 25/02/2008 .................... APPELLANT/PETITIONER: ------------------------------------- T.A.JOSE AND COMPANY, AWD NO.6, METHALA, KODUNGALLUR, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER- E.O. LAWRENCE. BY ADV. SRI.V.V.ASOKAN SMT.S.AMINA RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS: -------------------------------------------- 1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, TRICHUR, PIN-680 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, CIVIL SUPPLIES, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695 001. 4. K.K.BALAKRISHNAN, DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, TRICHUR-680 001. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SMT. K. MEERA. THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L. DATTU, CJ. & K.M. JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WRIT APPEAL No.507 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 29th day of February, 2008. JUDGMENT H.L.DATTU, CJ, This appeal arises out of the order passed by the learned Single in W.P.(C) No.6406 of 2008 dated 25th February, 2008. The learned Single Judge has rejected the request of the petitioner to direct the first respondent, namely, the District Collector, Thrissur, to review the order passed by him (Ext.P4). 2. The learned Single Judge has rejected the writ petition. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner is before us in this writ appeal. Sri.Mayankutty Mather, learned counsel appearing for the appellant, would submit that power of review is an inherent power in the authority and therefore there must be a direction by this court to the District Collector to consider Ext.P5 application filed by the appellant. 3. In our opinion, the power of review is a power which is vested in an authority by a statute. If such power is not vested, the authority concerned cannot even dream of exercising his inherent power to review an order passed by him. Keeping this aspect of the matter in view, the learned Single Judge, in our opinion, has rightly rejected the request of the petitioner when he had requested the learned Judge to direct the District Collector to consider Ext.P5 application to review Ext.P4 order passed by him. We do not see any merit in this writ appeal. Accordingly, the writ appeal requires to be rejected and it is rejected. Ordered accordingly. H.L. DATTU, CHIEF JUSTICE K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE sb.