IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 25TH JULY 2007 / 3RD SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 22805 of 2007(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, JALA BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, KERALA WATER AUTHORITY, P.H.DIVISION, KASARAGOD. BY ADV. SMT.AMBIKA DEVI, SC, KWA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. SALES TAX OFFICER(COMMERCIAL) WORKS CONTRACT & LUXURY TAX, KASARAGOD. 2. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER(APPEALS), COMMERCIAL TAXES, KASARAGOD. 3. THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR(RR), TALUK OFFICE, KASARAGOD. 4. THE TAHASILDAR(RR), TALUK OFFICE, KASARAGOD. BY G.P. SRI.C.K.GOVINDAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.22805 of 2007 .................................................................... Dated this the 25th day of July, 2007. JUDGMENT Since petitioner is a Government agency and disputed tax and interest are subject matter of appeal, W.P. is disposed of directing the second respondent to hear the petitioner and dispose of the appeal filed for 2000- 2001 within a period of three months from the date of production of copy of this judgment. There will be direction to the 4th respondent to withhold Exts.P6 and P7 recovery proceedings till disposal of appeal. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge pms 2