IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 20TH AUGUST 2010 / 29TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 25978 of 2010(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- PAUL JOSEPH, VALIYAPARAMBIL HOUSE, PULIKKAPULLY, PACHALAM P.O., N.K.SREEDHARAN ROAD, KATTUNGAL TEMPLE EAST, COCHIN-2. BY ADV. SRI.BABU PAUL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE CORPORATION OF COCHIN, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, COCHIN-11. 2. THE SECRETARY, CORPORATION OF COCHIN, ERNAKULAM-11. BY STANDING COUNSEL SHRI C.M.SURESH BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.25978 of 2010 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 20th DAY OF AUGUST, 2010 JUDGMENT Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation. 2. The petitioner is a Contractor for collecting advertisement tax for the financial year 2010-11, which is granted as per Section 276 of the Municipalities Act, 1994. The petitioner was the highest bidder. It is submitted that the bid amount was more than 35 lakhs. 3. The main complaint raised in this Writ Petition is that the petitioner is not being given sufficient authorisation to discharge his duties in spite of Exhibits P2 and P3 complaints in the matter. It is alleged that in many places advertisements have been exhibited and unless the petitioner is given due authorisation, he will not be able to collect the tax also. 4. The learned Standing Counsel for the corporation submitted that Exhibit P2 has not been received so far. The learned counsel for the petitioner sought for a direction to the Corporation, therefore, to consider Exhibit P3. W.P.(C)No. 25978/10 -2- 5. There will be a direction to the Secretary of the Corporation to consider the grievance raised by the petitioner in Exhibit P3 and take appropriate action to issue authorisation in accordance with law, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. SD/- (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE). dsn True copy P.A.to Judge