IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON FRIDAY, THE 19TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 30TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 26040 of 2008(Y) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------- THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL COMMERCIAL MANAGER SOUTHERN RAILWAY, PALAKKAD. BY SRI.M.C.CHERIAN,SR.SC.,RAILWAYS RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER(IB) COMMERCIAL TAX DEPARTMENT 5TH FLOOR COMMERCIAL TAX COMPLEX PALAKKAD, KERALA. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (INTELLIGENCE) COMMERCIAL TAXES, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, COMMERCIAL TAXES PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDINGS VIKAS BHAVAN PO., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT TAXES(B) DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIATE THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. THE THAHASILDAR (REVENUE RECOVERY), PALAKKAD, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 7. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.C.K.GOVINDAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 26040 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 19th day of February, 2010 JUDGMENT This writ petition is filed challenging orders imposing luxury tax on the Railways. It is stated by the learned senior counsel for the Railways that the Government has now issued orders withdrawing tax on Railways and accordingly the matter has become infructuous. A memo has also been filed in this regard. In the said circumstances, the Writ Petition is disposed of as infructuous. P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE ttb