This is a writ appeal against a judgment upholding the levy of luxury tax on a building. The court held that including the balcony area brings the building within the statutory threshold for luxury tax and dismissed the appeal.
The writ petition filed against the lower court judgment upholding luxury tax levy is dismissed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC
&
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU
WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH DAY OF JUNE 2017/7TH ASHADHA, 1939
WA.No. 733 of 2017 () IN WP(C).9459/2012
AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 9459/2012 of HIGH COURT OF KERALA DATED 10-09-2015
APPELLANT(S)/WRIT PETITIONER:
SHANMUGHAN
S/O K.BALAN, AGED 50 YEARS, KANDAMPULLY HOUSE, IRINGAPPURAM VILLAGE, CHAVAKKAD TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT.
BY ADV. SRI.RAJIT
RESPONDENT(S)/RESONDENTS:
R BY SRI MUHAMMED RAFIQ, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER
THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28-06-2017, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
ANTONY DOMINIC & DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU, JJ.
------------------------------------------W.A. No. 733 of 2017 ( ) -----------------------------------------Dated this the 28th day of June, 2017.
JUDGMENT
Antony Dominic,J.
This appeal is filed against the judgment in W.P.(C) No. 9459 of 2012 overruling the objection on the levy of luxury tax as provided under the Kerala Building Tax Act and upholding the levy of luxury tax on the building in question.
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Therefore, going by that reasoning, the view taken by the learned single Judge cannot be found fault with.
Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed.
ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE.
DAMA SESHADRI NAIDU, JUDGE.
Rv
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the High Court's judgment upholding luxury tax levy on a building with balcony area included in plinth area should be set aside.
Whether including balcony area brings the building within the threshold limit for luxury tax under the Kerala Building Tax Act.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Shanmughan
District Collector, Thrissur
Revenue Divisional Officer, Thrissur
Assessing Authority & Tahsildar, Chavakkad
Antony Dominic
Dama Seshadri Naidu
As recorded by the court registry
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