IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 1ST JANUARY 2008 / 11TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 38107 of 2007(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ MATHEW ABRAHAM, PARTNER, MARBLES INDIA, ELANJIKKAL HOUSE, RAILWAY STATION ROAD, EDAPPALLY, ERNAKULAM. COCHIN - 24. BY ADV. SRI.BABU CHERUKARA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANADU, KOCHI - 30. 2. DEPUTY TAHSILDAR (R.R), KANAYANNUR TALUK, ERNAKULAM, COCHIN - 11. 3. THE ASSISTANT SALES TAX OFFICER, IST CIRCLE, KALAMASSERY AT EDAPPALLY, COCHIN - 24. 4. MR.V.H.PADMANABHAN, REMYA MAHAL, PACHALAM, COCHIN - 12. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. C.K. GOVINDAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C) No. 38107 OF 2007 J = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 1st January, 2008 J U D G M E N T The prayer sought for in this writ petition is to quash Ext. P5. Ext. P5 is a notice issued by the 1st respondent proposing to take action against the petitioner under Section 65 of the Revenue Recovery Act. It is now submitted by the counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has been arrested on 23.12.2007. This obviously means that final order pursuant to Ext. P5 notice has been passed. If that be so, the writ petition has, in fact, become infructuous. 2. Therefore, without prejudice to the contentions raised by the petitioner regarding the validity of the proceedings under Section 65 of the Act and with liberty to challenge the final order that is passed against the petitioner, this writ petition is disposed of. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE jan/-