Unnikuttan.P v. the District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Instalment payment of royalty demand; writ petitions disposed with direction to apply to Government (State of Kerala, Industries Department, addl. R3 suo motu impleaded) for permission to pay more than Rs.32 lakhs royalty in instalments within three weeks; decision to be passed after hearing within two months; demand notices dated 30/04/2018 and 01/11/2018 by District Collector Kollam; revenue recovery notices 2018–2020; Tahsildar Kottarakkara; Geologist empowerment question via Government Pleader submission; T.R. Ravi, J.; 2025:KER:20065; WP(C) 35343/2024 and WP(C) 43017/2024.
What did the court decide?
Writ petitions disposed of directing the petitioner to approach the Government with an appropriate application seeking permission to pay the royalty amounts in instalments within three weeks; on receipt of such request, the additional 3rd respondent to consider the same and pass orders after hearing the petitioner, at the earliest, at any rate within two months from the date of the application.