The Kerala High Court dismissed a writ appeal against a Single Judge order that deferred a jurisdictional challenge to the Permanent Lok Adalath. The High Court found no illegality in declining discretionary writ intervention to avoid piecemeal litigation.
Writ appeal dismissed; Single Judge order confirmed against the appellant.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT :
THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU
&
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER
WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH AUGUST 2008 / 15TH SRAVANA 1930
WA.No.1635 of 2008
---------------------------------AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.20946/2008 Dated 14/07/2008
APPELLANT/PETITIONER:
DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, BSNL, TELEPHONE REVENUE, TRIVANDRUM, TELECOM DISTRICT, LIC BUILDING COMPLEX, PATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
BY STANDING COUNSEL SRI.MATHEWS K.PHILIP.
RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:
NEERAZHTHALA PUTHENVEEDU THERUVU, KULAPPADA, UZHAMALAKKAD VILLAGE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 542.
R2 & R3 BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.MEERA.
THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
H.L.DATTU, C.J. & A.K.BASHEER, J.
W.A.No.1635 of 2008
Dated, this the 6th day of August, 2008
JUDGMENT
A.K.Basheer, J.
The proceedings initiated for recovery of telephone bills from respondent No.1 at the instance of the appellant was the subject matter of the complaint filed before the Permanent Lok Adalath, Thiruvananthapuram. Respondent No.1 had challenged the recovery proceedings initiated under the Revenue Recovery Act for realisation of the telephone bill in the said complaint.
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contentions before the Lok Adalath.
(H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE
(A.K.BASHEER) JUDGE
MS
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court was justified in dismissing the writ appeal which challenged the Single Judge's order reserving contention to the Lok Adalath rather than granting a declaration against its juri
DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, BSNL
OMANA R.
DEPUTY TAHSILDAR
H.L.DATTU
A.K.BASHEER
As recorded by the court registry
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