constrains, after retirement from KSRTC and he got engaged in agricultural activities in the subject land. The proposed building site was used for plantation of agricultural crops and the entire land was ploughed and the granite stones were blasted both manually and mechanically and well was also constructed. The 2nd respondent on the basis of a complaint, inspected the property alleging extraction and transportation of granite stones. According to the petitioner, when a notice was issued evident from Ext.P3, petitioner has submitted Ext.P4 reply, justifying the action taken by the petitioner at the time of construction of the well. Anyhow, successive notices were issued and finally a demand notice was raised claiming an amount of Rs.21,84,028/- allegedly towards removal of ordinary earth and the rubbles from the property. Petitioner has thereupon submitted Ext.P7 request seeking to issue the report and other documents relied upon in order to arrive at a conclusion while raising the demand. The case of the petitioner is that, in none of the earlier notices the removal of ordinary earth was pointed out and therefore, whatever decision taken in order to raise the demand, was an after thought and the petitioner was not put on notice, with respect to the said aspect.
