IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 25TH AUGUST 2009 / 3RD BHADRA 1931 WP(C).No. 17714 of 2009(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. THE PALGHAT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, REP. BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY AJITH RAJ P. CHAMBER HOUSE, BIG BAZAAR, PALAKKAD-678014. 2. AJITH RAJ.P., S/O. P.I.RAJU, PUTHIYANGATH HOUSE, PATTIKARA,PALKKAD-678014. 3. MOIDEENKUTTY.M., MATARA HOUSE, CHERPULASSERY, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.K.JAYAKUMAR SRI.P.B.KRISHNAN SRI.R.SURAJ KUMAR SMT.GEETHA P.MENON SRI.N.AJITH SRI.P.M.NEELAKANDAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT(R.D.) DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. PALAKKAD MUNICIPALITY,. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL OFFICE,PALAKKAD. 3. MARUTHARODE GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, KALLEPULLI POST, PALAKKAD-678005. 4. CHERPULASSERY GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, CHERPULASSERY POST, PALAKKAD-678503. R1.BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.V.MANU R2 BY SRI.V.CHITAMBARESH, SENIOR ADVOCATE SRI.T.C.SURESH MENON SRI.JIBU P THOMAS SRI.P.S.APPU SRI.A.R.NIMOD SRI.C.A.ANOOP R3 & 4 BY ADV. SRI.N.RAGHURAJ SRI.A.V.RAVI SMT.K.AMMINIKUTTY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 25/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN WPC.17714/09 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT FOR THE TAX PAID DATED 31.3.2008. EXT.P2: TRUE COPY OF THE RECEIPT FOR THE TAX PAID DATED 23.3.2009. EXT.P3: TRUE COPY OF G.O.(MS) NO.1662007/LSG. ISSUED BY R1 DATED 23.6.2006 EXT.P4: TRUE COPY OF G.O.(MS)NO.62/2008/LSG. ISSUED BY R1 DATED 6.3.2008. EXT.P5: TRUE COPY OF G.O.(MS).NO.104/08/LSG. ISSUED BY R1 DATED 2.4.2008. EXT.P6: TRUE COPY OF G.O.(MS)NO.1064/08/LSG. ISSUED BY R1 DATED 2.4.2008. EXT.P7: TRUE COPY OF G.O.(MS) NO.7/2009/LSG ISSUED BY R1 DATED 1.1.2009. EXT.P8: TRUE COPY OF G.O.(MS)NO.13/2009/LSG. ISSUED BY R1 DATED 2.1.2009. EXT.P9: TRUE COPY OF THE COMMUNICATION RECEIVED FROM R2 DATED 25.4.2009. /TRUE COPY/ THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.17714 OF 2009 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 25th day of August, 2009 JUDGMENT This writ petition is filed challenging the action taken by the Government in issuing a Government Order proposing to revice property tax. In their wisdom, the Government have come to the concrete conclusion, by now, that such G.O. requires to be withdrawn. Accordingly, the Government have freezed the G.O. impugned in this writ petition, obviously because necessary further legislative or other steps have to be taken to carry out any intended policy within the framework of the Constitution and the laws. In this view of the matter, this writ petition is ordered directing that the impugned Government Order shall not be put against the petitioners or against any beneficiary of this writ petition. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. kkb.28/8.