St. John’S Convent v. the District Collector
Case brief
What is this about?
Kerala High Court, Ernakulam | WP(C) No. 13671 of 2025 | Decided 03.04.2025 | Judge: Bechu Kurian Thomas | Petitioner: St. John's Convent Vettukad, Thrissur (charitable religious society) | Respondents: District Collector, Revenue Divisional Officer, Tahsildar (Thrissur), Puthur Grama Panchayat | Subject: Kerala Building Tax Act, 1975 exemption claim; assessment Ext.P5 (12.12.2018) without considering exemption; appeal dismissed 28.10.2021; revision Ext.P20 pending since 2023 | Outcome: writ petition disposed with direction to 1st respondent to decide Ext.P20 within 30 days after hearing petitioner | Neutral citation: 2025:KER:28734.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the first respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P20 revision petition expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment, after granting an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner.