IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 14TH DECEMBER 2007 / 23RD AGRAHAYANA 1929 OP.No. 30863 of 2002(Y) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ MARIAM GEORGE, 26/512 A, YACHT CLUB ENCLAVE, KONTHURUTHY, COCHIN - 18. BY ADV. SRI.BECHU KURIAN THOMAS SRI.ROSHIN IPE JOSEPH RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, ELAMKULAM, KADAVANTHARA, KOCHI-20. BY SHRI.K.P.PRADEEP, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/12/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: O.P.NO. 30863/2002 ORDER ON CMP NO.52163/2002 IN O.P.NO. 30863/2002 DISMISSED. 14/12/2007 SD/- (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS P1 : COPY OF OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATE DATED 01/04/2002 ISSUED TO THE PETITIOENR BY THE CORPORATION OF COCHIN. // TRUE COPY // PA TO JUDGE. jg C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ----------------------------------- O.P. No. 30863 of 2002 ------------------------- Dated, this the 14th day of December, 2007 J U D G M E N T Since the issue raised, which is constitutional validity of Section 5A of the Kerala Building Tax Act, is covered by judgment of this Court in Koshy P.John Vs. State of Kerala reported in 2003 (3) KLT 918, which is confirmed in writ appeal in Sudhakaran Vs. State of Kerala reported in 2004(2) KLT 706 by this Court, this original petition is dismissed following the above judgment. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE.) jg