JUDGMENT

This writ petition is filed with following prayers:

i. Call for the records leading up to Exhibit P1 and set aside the condition imposing fee of Rs.5,90,200/- for construction of building exceeding 3000 Sq.feet;

ii. Declare that in view of the judicial precedents of this Hon’ble court, the petitioner is not liable to pay any fee for construction of a building exceeding

3000 Sq.feet;

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 against Ext.P1 by which the petitioner was directed to pay a fee of Rs.5,90,200/- for construction of a building exceeding 3000 Sq.feet. The petitioner relied on the decision reported in Abad builders Pvt. Ltd. Vs State of Kerala [ 2025 (1) KHC 306 ].

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 decision reported in Abad builders Pvt. Ltd.’s case (supra). If that is the case, the prayer in this writ petition