IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ZIYAD RAHMAN A.A.

TUESDAY, THE 27^TH DAY OF MAY 2025 / 6TH JYAISHTA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 23471 OF 2023 PETITIONER/S:

CONGREGATION OF THE SISTERS OF CHARITY, DE-PAUL PROVINCIAL HOUSE, POTTA.P.O, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN:680722, REPRESENTED BY ITS PROVINCIAL SUPERIOR, SR.MOLLY.A BY ADVS.

LINDONS C.DAVIS E.U.DHANYA RAJITH DAVIS N.S.SHAMILA CHINJU P. JOYIES RESPONDENT/S:

1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001

2 TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE ALUVA, MINI CIVIL STATION, CIVIL STATION RD, PERIYAR NAGAR, ALUVA, PIN - 683101

3 VILLAGE OFFICER, ANGAMALY, MANJAPRA RD, ERNAKULAM, PIN - 683572 OTHER PRESENT:

Smt. Reshmitha R Chandran, Sr.G.P THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27.05.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

The petitioner is a Congregation of the Sisters of Charity.

The dispute raised in this writ petition pertains to the Ext.P5 order passed by the Government, rejecting the application submitted by the petitioner seeking exemption for the building of the Congregation of Charity, from the payment of building tax as conte