IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 31ST MARCH 2008 / 11TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 10743 of 2008(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ M/S.DATEC SYSTEMS PVT.LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, MODULE 123-124, NILA, TECHNO PARK CAMPUS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.T.K.ANANDA PADMANABHAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY PARKS-KERALA (TECHNOPARK) HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT KARYAVATTOM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. REP. BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. R1 BY G.P. SRI. E.P. GOVINDAN R2 BY ADV. SRI. P.A. AHAMED. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/03/2008, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 10762 OF 2008 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.C. NO. 10743 & 10762 OF 2008 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 31st day of March, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioners are challenging the demand by the second respondent of property tax payable to the local authority in respect of the buildings occupied by the petitioners. On hearing petitioners' counsel I feel petitioners are under the wrong impression that demand is the building tax payable to the State. Counsel for the second respondent submitted that demand is property tax payable to the local authority. Petitioners are only exempted from payment of building tax and not property tax payable either half yearly or annually to the local authority. W.Ps. are accordingly disposed of directing the second respondent to furnish details of tax demanded for petitioners' buildings by the local authority and after details are furnished, second respondent can continue the recovery, if the petitioners do not make payment. (C.N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge kk 2