IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE MONDAY, THE 22ND OCTOBER 2007 / 30TH ASWINA 1929 WP(C).No. 30322 of 2007(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ A.P.MAJEED KHAN VELLANKULATHALA VEEDU ATHIYANNUR, NEYYATTINKARA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.ANIL K.NARENDRAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. STANDING COMMITTEE FOR APPEALS ON TAXATION,CORPORATION OF THIRUVANANTHAPURAM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN BY G.P. SRI.MUHAMMED ANZAR S.C. SRI.N.NANDAKUMARA MENON THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, J. ---------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO. 30322 of 2007 ---------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of October , 2007 JUDGMENT Having considered the rival submissions addressed at the bar by Sri. Anil K.Narendran, the learned Counsel for the petitioner, Sri.N.Nandakumara Menon, the learned Standing counsel for the Trivandrum Corporation and Sri.Muhammed Anzar the learned Government Pleader, this writ petition will stand disposed of issuing the following directions: The 3rd respondent Corporation is directed to communicate the petitioner its decision on Ext.P14 appeal at the earliest and at any rate within seven days of receiving a copy of this judgment. If the petitioner is aggrieved by the decision, he will have permission for pursuing statutory remedies. It is made clear that merits of the grounds raised in this writ petition have not been considered by this court. PIUS C. KURIAKOSE, JUDGE. dpk