JUDGMENT

This writ petition is filed with following prayers:

i. Call for the entire records leading up to Exhibit P1 and quash the same by the issuance of a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate, writs, orders, or directions to the extent it demands fee for the proposed construction, in view of the decision reported in Abad Builders Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Kerala (2025(1) KHC 106);

ii. Declare that the demand contained in Exhibit P1 to the extent of Rs.4,10,800/- for the proposed construction, is against the dictum laid down by this Hon’ble Court in Abad Builders Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Kerala (2025(1) KHC 106) and the connected cases and the same is unenforceable in law;

iii. Dispense with the filing of English translation of Vernacular documents;

iv. Grant such other reliefs as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. (SIC)

2. The main prayer in this writ petition is to quash Ext.P1 to the extent it demands fee for the proposed construction.

3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader.

4. There is no dispute to the fact that the point raised in this writ petition is covered in favour of the petitioner in the de