IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 6TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 15TH KARTHIKA 1931 OP.No. 7842 of 2002(H) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- KOCHI REFINERIES LIMITED,REGD AND CORPORATE OFFICE,POST BAG NO.2,KUNDANNUR, MARADU-682 304,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT,REPRESENTED BY ITS COMPANY SECRETARY. BY ADVS. MR.E.K.NANDAKUMAR, MR.A.K.JAYASANKAR NAMBIAR, SMT.PRIYA MAHESH, SMT.PRIYA MANJOORAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA,REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2. MARADU GRAMA PANCHAYAT,REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,MARADU GRAMA PANCHAYAT, MARADU P.O. 682 304. R1 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. N. SUDHADEVI, R2 BY ADVS. MR.S.CHANDRASENAN, MR.P.K.SOMARAJAN, MR.M.R.SARIN. THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: O.P. NO.7842/2002-H: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 20/02/2001 OF THE R.2. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE OBJECTION DTD. 20/02/2001 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE STANDING COMMITTEE, MARADU PANCHAYAT. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE LETTER NO.A.3/561/2001, DTD. 21/07/2001 FROM THE R.2. TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE APPEAL DTD. 17/08/2001 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE R.2. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE LETTER NO.A3-561/2001 DTD. 17/09/2001 DEMANDING REMITTANCE OF BUILDING, ISSUED BY THE R.2. TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE REVENUE RECOVERY DEMAND NOTICE DTD. 05/02/2002 ISSUED BY THE R.2. TO THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. Prv. S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= O.P. No. 7842 of 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 6th November, 2009. J U D G M E N T The petitioner in this original petition is the Cochin Refineries Ltd.,. They challenge the levy and collection of library cess under Section 48 of the Kerala Public Libraries (Kerala Granthashala Sanghom) Act, 1989 as illegal, ultra vires and unconstitutional. They also challenge Exts.P1, P3 and P5 demands for library cess made on the petitioner. The validity of levy of library cess was upheld by this Court in O.P. No. 1700/1996 and connected cases. Therefore, following that judgment, this original petition is dismissed. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/