IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM THURSDAY, THE 2ND DECEMBER 2010 / 11TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 11587 of 2010(W) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- RAJAN.K.P., AGED 57 YEARS, S/O.PAPPACHAN, MUTTATHIL VEEDU, CHAKKUVARACKAL, KOTTARAKARA, KOLLM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SHIRAZ ABDULLA. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE COMMERCIAL TAX OFFICER, PUNALOOR, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, CHAKKUVARACKAL VILLAGE, KOTTARAKARA THALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 3. THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, REVENUE RECOVERY, THALUK OFFICE, KOTTARAKARA. 4. G.SUNIL, PROPRIETOR, SAI PLYWOOD, N.R.COMPLEX, MLA ROAD, PUNALOOR, (UDYANMURUPPEL, MALLIKA, THOTTAYIL P.O., ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. 5. MOHAMMED ABEEBULLA, 61 YEARS, S/O.SULAIMAN KUNJU, IBRAHIM MANZIL, VALAKKODE P.O. PUNALOOR, KOLLAM DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. C.K. GOVINDAN, R4 BY ADV. SRI.C.A.NAVAS. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/12/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. C.K.ABDUL REHIM,J. ------------------------------- WP(C).NO.11587 of 2010 --------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of December, 2010 JUDGMENT Petitioner in this writ petition is challenging coercive steps of revenue recovery initiated for realising amounts due from the 4th respondent, towards arrears of sales tax. It is noticed that the 4th respondent had filed a writ petition before this court as WP(C). No.35789/2010 and this court had disposed of the case directing the appellate authority to consider the matter and till then staying the recovery steps for realisation of the arrears. In view of the relief granted in that writ petition the issue involved herein has become infructuous. However the petitioner will be at liberty to take appropriate steps if any further coercive steps of recovery is initiated against him in future. 2. In the result the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous without prejudice to liberty of the petitioner to seek appropriate relief in case coercive steps of recovery is initiated against him at any subsequent point of time. C.K.ABDUL REHIM,JUDGE pmn/ WP(C) 11587/2010 2