IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 10TH FEBRUARY 2009 / 21ST MAGHA 1930 OP.No. 33921 of 2001(L) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- N. SHAMSUDEEN, CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, KARETTE MEDICAL CENTRE, VAMANAPURAM.P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. MR.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY IT'S SECRETARY TO THE REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, CHIRAYINKIL, CHIRAYINKIL TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R4 BY SPL. GOVT. PLEADER (TAXES) MR. K.B. PRADEEP. THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/02/2009, ALONG WITH W.P.(C). NO. 39576/2003,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: O.P. NO. 33921/2001-L: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE ASSESSMENT ORDER OF THE R.4. DTD. 24/08/1998. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE R.3. DTD. 15/05/2000. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE R.2. DTD. 06/08/2001. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ====================================== O.P.No.33921 of 2001 & W.P.(C)No.39576 of 2003 ====================================== Dated this the 10th day of February 2009 JUDGMENT The issue raised in this Writ Petition is squarely covered against the petitioners by the decision of a Division Bench of this Court in Simon v Thasildar [2008(3) KLT 826]. These Writ Petitions are accordingly dismissed. The petitioners are granted four months time from today to pay the balance amount of building tax payable under the Kerala Building Tax Act, 1975 together with interest at the rates statutorily fixed. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE css/