LAWS(KER)-2020-7-177

SHINTO KURIAKOSE Vs. STATE OF KERALA

Decided On July 23, 2020
Shinto Kuriakose Appellant
V/S
STATE OF KERALA Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Shinto Kuriakose, a law student, has filed the instant writ petition for issuance of a writ of certiorari to quash Exhibits-P7, P8, P10 and P11 circulars. He has also sought for a mandamus requiring that a portion in the note in Exhibit-P6 amendment notification, fixing three times the annual rent/lease of industries/ establishments functioning in rented/leased accommodation as the investment on land/buildings for calculating consent fee, be declared as unconstitutional.

(2.) Petitioner has also sought for a mandamus, directing the respondents not to levy fees with retrospective effect from such applicants, who have applied for consent to operate, without obtaining a prior consent to establish.

(3.) It is also his prayer, to issue mandamus, directing the respondents to strictly enforce Exhibit-P5 circular and refund the amount collected towards consent fees, if consent applied for is refused or the proposal for establishment is dropped.