IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE FRIDAY, THE 28TH MARCH 2008 / 8TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 10637 of 2008(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ A.M.HUSSAIN KUNHI AGED 52 YEARS S/O ABDULLA, RESIDING AT ADHUR ADHUR VILLAGE, KASARGOD TALUK KASARGOD DISTRICT BY ADV. SRI.T.MADHU SMT.P.DEEPTHI RESPONDENTS: ------------- KARADKA GRAMA PANCHAYATH REP. BY ITS SECRETARY KARADKA, POST MULLERIA KASARGOD TALUK, KASARGOD DISTRICT THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/03/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(c).No. 10637 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 28th day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT Under challenge in this writ petition is Ext.P3 demand notice issued by the Secretary of the Panchayat demanding payment of a sum of Rs. 1,24,286 which is made up of arrears of rent which has fallen due in respect of the shop room belonging to the petitioner which the petitioner has taken on lease, and penal interest due thereon. The petitioner is yet to exhaust his statutory remedy against Ext.P3. I dispose of the writ petition relegating the petitioner to statutory remedies against Ext.P3. In the meanwhile, the Panchayat is directed not to enforce Ext.P3 by taking coercive action including action for evicting the petitioner on condition that the petitioner will pay every month till such time as he discharges the amount demanded in Ext.P3 at the rate of Rs. 15,000/- ( inclusive of the current month's rent) commencing from 15/04/2008. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE sv.