IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 5TH AUGUST 2010 / 14TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 24637 of 2010(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- LAZAR ROBERT, S/O.LAZAR, M/S.ROYAL GRACE TOURIST HOME, CCI/1042, FORT KOCHI-1. BY ADV. SRI.DENIZEN KOMATH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. CORPORATION OF KOCHI, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, ERNAKULAM. 2. REVENUE OFFICER, CORPORATION OF KOCHI, ZONAL OFFICE, FORT KOCHI. 3. CHAIRMAN, TAX APPEAL STANDING COMMITTEE/ APPELLATE AUTHORITY, CORPORATION OF KOCHI, ERNAKULAM. BY S.C. SHRI S. RAMESH BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 24637 of 2010-D - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 5th day of August, 2010. JUDGMENT The main prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to the respondents to release the certified copy of the original of Ext.P7(b) order, for filing a revision petition. 2. The petitioner is the proprietor of M/s. Royal Grace Tourist Home, Fort Kochi. It is pointed out that by Ext.P1 the Corporation demanded payment of building tax which according to the petitioner, is exorbitant. Various proceedings have been referred to in the writ petition. Ext.P9 is the application preferred by the petitioner and Ext.P9(a) is the postal receipt evidencing receipt of Ext.P9. 3. Heard learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation. As a matter of right, the petitioner is entitled to be granted the certified copy of Ext.P7 (b), since the petitioner is seeking the same for filing a revision. Now, a photo copy alone is furnished. Any delay in the issuance of copy will only defeat the right to avail statutory remedy of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the Corporation submitted that the certified copy can be given within a period of one week from today. Therefore, there will be a direction wpc 24637/2010 2 to the second respondent to issue the same within a week from today. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/