IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH JULY 2011 / 29TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 17341 of 2011(P) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA, TRIVANDRUM BRANCH, ICAI BHAVAN, T.C.NO.4/401, POUND ROAD, THYCAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 695014, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI.SANTHOSH CHERIAN, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT. BY ADVS. SRI.D.SAJEEV SMT.LIGEY ANTONY RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TAXES (H) DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 001. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT (RC) DEPARTMENT), GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 002. 3. THE CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, CORPORATION BUILDINGS, PALAYALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 695 004 4. THE REVENUE SECRETARY, THE CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, CORPORATION BUILDINGS, PALAYALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.695 004. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.MUHAMMED SHAFI.M. R3 & R4 BY SRI.N.NANDAKUMARA MENON, SENIOR ADVOCATE R3 & R4 BY ADV. SRI.P.K.MANOJKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss W.P.(C) NO.1734551/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1:- COPY OF THE PROSPECTUS WHICH RELATES TO THE SCHEME OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IMPARTING BY THE PETITIONER. P2:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO.71728/RC.22009/LSGDDTD.12/7/2010 OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P3:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION FILED BEFORE THE HONOURABLE CHIEF MINISTER OF KERALA DTD. 15.11.2010. P4:- COPY OF THE DEMAND NOTICE DTD. 14.12.2010 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. P5:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT.D 20.5.2011 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT BY THE PETITIONER. P6:- COPY OF THE DEMAND NOTICE DTD. 27.5.2011 ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. P7:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DTD. 8.3.2006 IN OP. 9670/1999 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL:- TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE tss HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.17341 OF 2011 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JULY, 2011 JUDGMENT This writ petition is filed seeking to quash Ext.P2 order and for a direction to the respondents 1 to 3 to take appropriate steps to grant exemption of building tax in respect of the building which belongs to the petitioner and for other incidental reliefs. 2. When the matter was taken up for consideration today, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has preferred an appeal before the Taxation Standing Committee challenging the order passed by the lst respondent. In these circumstances, the Taxation Standing Committee, which is the Appellate Authority, shall hear and dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible. The lst respondent shall keep in abeyance all further proceedings pursuant to Ext.P6 demand notice, till the disposal of the appeal. No further orders are necessary in the context of granting the prayer sought for. Writ Petition is disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. kcv.