John Thomas Arouge & Another v. The State Of Kerala & Another

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF AUGUST 2012/30TH SRAVANA 1934 WP(C).No. 36268 of 2007 (P) --------------------------- PETITIONER(S):

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1. JOHN THOMAS AROUGE, S/O.A.J.THOMAS, AGED 56 YEARS, EMPLOYED ABROAD, REPRESENTED BY HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER, T.K.MATHEW THEKKEKUNNEL HOUSE, 2/527 A, P.M.KUTTY ROAD ERANHIPALAM, KOZHIKODE.

2. SHERLY KURIAKOSE AROUGE, W/O.JOHN THOMAS AROUGE, AGED 45 YEARS EMPLOYED ABROAD, REPRESENTED BY HER POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER T.K.MATHEW THEKKEKUNNEL HOUSE, 2/527 A, P.M.KUTTY ROAD ERANHIPALAM, KOZHIKODE.

3. SRI.T.K.MATHEW, THEKKEKUNNEL HOUSE, 2/527 A, P.M.KUTTY ROAD, ERANHIPALAM KOZHIKODE.

BY ADVS.SRI.NIRMAL. S SMT.VEENA HARI RESPONDENT(S):

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1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.

2. THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR GENERAL/COLLECTOR ERNAKULAM.

BY ADV. SRI. T.R. RAJESH - GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21-08-2012, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

A.M.SHAFFIQUE, J * * * * * * * * * * * * W.P.C.No.36268 of 2007 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of February 2015

J U D G M E N T

This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners challenging amendment to Article 44(F) of the Kerala Stamp Act.

It is now brought to the notice of this Court that a Division Bench of this Court in Kerala Builders Forum v. State of Kerala [2009(4) KLT 658] has upheld Article 44(F) of the Kerala Stamp Act. Under such circumstances, there is no merit in the above writ petition and accordingly the same is dismissed.

(sd/-) (A.M.SHAFFIQUE, JUDGE) jsr