IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 8TH APRIL 2008 / 19TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 3872 of 2007(J) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER: ------------------- PROVINCIAL HOUSE, MISSIONARY SISTERS OF MARY IMMACULATE, PAROPPADY, MARIKUNNU P.O., KOZHIKODE DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROVINCIAL - SR. SUSAN, M.S.M.I. BY ADV. SRI.P.NARAYANAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, ASSESSING AUTHORITY, KOZHIKODE TALUK, KOZHIKODE-12. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.C.K.GOVINDAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) NO.3872/2007 APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DT. 12.1.04 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P2:- COPY OF THE ARGUMENT NOTE DT. 31.1.06 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE IST RESPONDENT. EXT.P3:- COPY OF THE ORDER DT. 2.8.06 ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P4:- COPY OF THE ORDER DT. 29.7.02 IN LETTER NOL 12590/N3/2002/LSGD. EXT.P5:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT. 25.11.02 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT IN OP. NO.35206/02. EXT.P6:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DT. 2.11.06 OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT IN WP.(C) NO.34410/03. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 3872 of 2007 --------------------------------- Dated, this the 8th day of April, 2008 J U D G M E N T Since learned Government Pleader, after getting report from the Tahsildar, submitted that petitioner's building is a convent building providing accommodation to nuns, this writ petition is allowed quashing demand of building tax for the building. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) jg