IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER 2009 / 2ND POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 37044 of 2009(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.V.JOSEPH, AGED 72 YEARS, S/O.VARKEY, RESIDING AT ULLIKKAL, VAYATHUR AMSOM DESOM, TALIPRAMBU TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.V.V.SURENDRAN SRI.P.A.HARISH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, (SPECIAL DIVISION) THALASSERY. 2. THE CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS CUSTODIAN OF VESTED FORESTS, OLAVAKKODE CIRCLE, PALAKKAD. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY TAHSILDAR (R.R.) THALIPARAMBU. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.M.H.ANILKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.37044 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of December, 2009 JUDGMENT Ext.P4 is a communication issued by the Public Information Officer. There is an appellate authority, identity of which is disclosed in Ext.P4. Therefore, the petitioner can challenge Ext.P4 before that authority. Without prejudice to that, it is ordered that the demand covered by Ext.P5 would not be enforced against the petitioner for a period of four months on condition that the petitioner deposits amounts at the rate of Rs.10,000/- per month, payable on or before the 10th of January, February and March and an amount of Rs.5,213/- on or before the 10th of April, 2010. Depositing of such amounts will be provisional and subject to the result of any statutory proceedings that the petitioner may avail against the demand made in Ext.P5. The writ petition is ordered as above. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. kkb.24/12.