K.V.Unni vs The Revenue Divisional Officer on 7 December, 2009

       

  

  

 
 
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

WP(C).No. 35080 of 2009(D)


1. K.V.UNNI, AGED 42 YEARS,
                      ...  Petitioner

                        Vs



1. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER,
                       ...       Respondent

2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, KUREEKADU VILLAGE,

3. PRABHAKARAN, FATHERS NAME NOT KNOWN,

4. MURALI, S/O. PRABHAKARAN,

                For Petitioner  :SRI.A.T.ANILKUMAR

                For Respondent  : No Appearance

The Hon'ble MR. Justice P.N.RAVINDRAN

 Dated :07/12/2009

 O R D E R
                    P.N.RAVINDRAN, J
                         -------------------
                     W.P.(C).35080/2009
                         --------------------
          Dated this the 7th day of December, 2009

                         JUDGMENT

Ext.P3 order passed by the Sub Collector, Fort Kochi,

rejecting Ext.P1 appeal filed by the petitioner under Rule 18

of the Transfer of Registry Rules, 1966, is under challenge in

this writ petition. As per Rule 18(iv) of the Transfer of

Registry Rules, the District Collector is empowered to revise

Ext.P3. The District Collector can call for the revenue

records, examine them, hear the petitioner and respondents 3

and 4 and take a decision thereafter. The petitioner thus has

an effective and meaningful alternate remedy. In such

circumstances, I find no reason to entertain this writ petition.

I accordingly decline jurisdiction and dismiss the writ petition

leaving open the petitioner’s contentions and reserving liberty

with him to file a revision petition before the District

Collector under Rule 18(iv) of the Transfer of Registry Rules,

1966.

P.N.RAVINDRAN,
Judge

mrcs