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Sep 28 2007 (HC)

Rajesh A.R. Vs. Asst. Secretary, Thrissur Corporation Electricity Wing ...

Court : Kerala

Reported in : [2008(116)FLR908]; 2008(1)KLJ304

..... the question mat needs to be decided is as to whether the corporation is bound by t the regulations issued by the board.even under the kerala panchayat act, 1960, kerala municipality act, 1960 and the kerala municipal corporation act, 1961, the institutions constituted thereby were considered as bodies independent of the government, subject to certain supervisory controls. ..... the kerala municipality act, 1994 and the kerala panchayat raj act, 1994 were enacted insulating the local self governing institutions from governmental inference as envisaged in the constitution.6. ..... accordingly, the then thrissur municipal council passed a resolution and placed a proposal before the government, through the director of municipalities, regarding the fixation of staff strength adopting the pattern in the board. ..... p5 would show that in 1970, the government wanted the corporation, then the thrissur municipality, to follow the staff pattern of the kseb in so far as its electricity department is concerned. ..... p5 that the qualification and method of appointment prescribed for appointments in the board will be applicable to the same posts in the electricity wing of the thrissur municipality (now corporation) does not take within its sweep any provision in the board's regulations to make a compassionate appointment.9. .....

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Jan 31 2002 (HC)

Kerala Colour Lab. Association Vs. Union of India (Uoi)

Court : Kerala

Reported in : (2002)174CTR(Ker)464; 2003(156)ELT17(Ker); [2003]264ITR633(Ker); 2006[2]STR554; [2007]8STT353

..... the contention that free lancers are not required to pay professional tax by registering an establishment under the kerala municipality act and are also free from the burden of service tax, while the photographers having registered establishments are required to pay both, is merely ..... both these writ petitions under article 226 of the constitution of india challenge the imposition of service tax under finance act of 1994, as amended by the finance act of 2001, on the taxable service provided by a photography studio or agency, in relation to ..... 1948 fcr 267, air 1949 fc 81), the federal court held that a tax on buildings under section 3 of the punjab urban immovable property tax act, 1940 measured by a percentage of the annual value of such buildings remained a tax on building under that act even though the measure of annual value of a building was also adopted as a standard for determining income from property under the income tax act. ..... service tax was introduced for the first time by the finance act, 1994 and levied on certain categories of services like stock brokers, ..... also, it is contended that section 67 of the finance act is liable to be struck down as violative ..... by the finance act, 1998, twelve more service were brought within the purview of service tax, namely, architects, interior decorators, management consultants, real estate agents, practising chartered accountants, practising company secretaries, practising cost accountants, security agencies, credit rating agencies, .....

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Jul 27 2009 (HC)

Ravindran Pillai N. Vs. Gopakumar Rajan and anr.

Court : Kerala

Reported in : 2009(2)KLJ934

..... voted in two wards treating the votes cast by them in favour of the petitioner as void and detecting those three votes from the valid votes polled for him, the learned munsiff found that the petitioner had secured only 491 votes, and since the first respondent had one vote more, having secured 492 votes, the election of the petitioner was declared void under section 178(1)(d) of the municipalities act and the first respondent was declared as the candidate duly elected from ..... has challenged the election of the petitioner on the ground falling under section 178(1)(d)(iii) of the kerala municipalities act which reads thus:178; grounds for declaring election to be void:(1) subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) if the court is of opinion:(a) that on the date of his election a returned candidate was not qualified, or was disqualified, to be chosen to fill the seat under this act; or(b) that any corrupt practice has been committed by a returned candidate or his election agent or by any other person with the consent of a returned .....

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Nov 25 2009 (HC)

Mather Projects Pvt. Ltd. and Noor Mohammed Noorisha Vs. Government of ...

Court : Kerala

..... 150/2007/lsgd dated 6thjune, 2007, extending certain provisions of the kerala municipality act, 1994 and all the provisions the kerala municipality building rules, 1999 (for short, 'building rules') to all the village panchayats in the state. ..... though several reliefsare sought, the main reliefs pressed before us in these writ petitions are the following:(i) declare that rule 3(iii) of the kerala municipality building rules which deals with the applicability of building rules to grama panchayats, being a rule framed under the municipality act, cannot have any application to the panchayats and therefore, the said sub-rule is ultra vires. ..... at that stage, the government issued ext.p3 notification dated 6.11.2006, invoking its power under section 274(1) of the kerala panchayat raj act, 1994, extending certain provisions of the kerala municipality act, 1994 and all the provisions of the kerala municipality building rules, 1999 to the thrikkakara grama panchayat. ..... invoking the power under the kerala municipality act, the government cannot frame a subordinate legislation meant for the grama panchayats, it is submitted. ..... section 274 of the kerala panchayat raj act, 1994, empowers the government to extend the provisions of the municipal laws and the rules framed thereunder to the grama panchayats also. .....

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Dec 21 2009 (HC)

Ummulqura Secondary School Vs. Islamic Primary School

Court : Kerala

Reported in : 2010(1)KLT523

..... educational authority:(1) for the purpose of associating people with the administration of education and to preserve and stimulate local interest in education affairs, each district planning committee constituted under section 53 of the kerala municipality act, 1994 (20 of 1994), shall establish a district educational authority having jurisdiction in the district.for the purpose of associating people with the administration of education and to preserve and stimulate local interest in educational affairs, each district planning committee constituted under section 53 of the kerala municipality act, 1994, shall ..... establish a district educational authority having jurisdiction in the ..... the state government issued ext.p3 order dated 13.6.2007, containing its policy on opening of new schools, upgrading of existing schools, granting recognition to unrecognised schools, issuing noc to cbse/icse schools etc. .....

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Apr 16 2010 (HC)

Pradeep Kumar Vs. Chengannur Municipality

Court : Kerala

Reported in : 2010(2)KLT484

..... in terms of the provisions contained in section 19 of the kerala municipality act, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as the act for short), the state election commission authorized the 3rd respondent to convene a meeting of the councillors. ..... thus, relying on an alleged cessation of membership, which was allegedly incurred in 2006 and 2007, on 15.3.2010, the situation in the municipal council was wangled in the aforesaid manner only to ensure that the no-confidence motion was defeated and to pave way for the 5th respondent's continuance as the chairman of the municipal council. ..... when request was made for a copy of the letter dated 15.03.2010, the petitioners were informed that ext.p6 notice was issued at the instance of a member of the municipal council belonging to the ldf coalition alleging that the petitioners had ceased to be members way back in 2006 and 2007 and that, in spite of it, they were permitted to continue as members of the municipal council. ..... according to the secretary, this notice was received by her on 6.3.2010 and like an echo, she swiftly acted, verified documents, and issued ext.p5 on 6.3.2010 itself, stating that the petitioners have ceased to be members since 2006 and 2007. ..... in this case, even according to the respondents, the alleged cessation of membership has occurred way back in 2006 & 2007. ..... block development officer 2007(3) klt 561.12. ..... block development officer 2007 (3) klt 561.8. .....

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Apr 16 2010 (HC)

Jose K. George Vs. Chengannur Municipality and ors.

Court : Kerala

..... in terms of the provisions contained in section 19 of the kerala municipality act, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as the act for short), the state election commission authorised the 3rd respondent to convene a meeting of the councillors. ..... thus, relying on an alleged cessation of membership, which was allegedly incurred in 2006 & 2007, on 15/03/2010, the situation in the municipal council was wangled in the aforesaid manner only to ensure that the no-confidence motion was defeated and to pave way for the 5th respondent's continuance as the chairman of the municipal council. ..... when request was made for a copy of the letter dated 15/03/2010, the petitioners were informed that ext.p6 notice was issued at the instance of a member of the municipal council belonging to the ldf coalition alleging that the petitioners had ceased to be members way back in 2006 & 2007 and that, in spite of it, they were permitted to continue as members of the municipal council. ..... according to the secretary, this notice was received by her on 06/03/2010 and like an echo, she swiftly acted, verified documents, and issued ext.p5 on 06/03/2010 itself, stating that the petitioners have ceased to be members since 2006 & 2007. ..... in this case, even according to the respondents, the alleged cessation of membership has occurred way back in 2006 & 2007. ..... block development officer 2007(3) klt 561.12. ..... block development officer 2007(3) klt 561.8. .....

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Feb 09 2011 (HC)

Sri.V.Shivaprasad Vs. State of Kerala

Court : Kerala

Reported in : ILR2011(1)Ker697

..... 5.0 impact of 73rd and 74th constitutionamendment acts on the planning set up of thestate 5.1 with the enactment of the constitution amendment acts, thekerala panchayat raj act, 1994 and the kerala municipalities act,1994 came into being incorporating the provisions of the respectiveconstitution amendment acts; the significant feature was theprovision that the government shall, after the commencement of theact, transfer to the local bodies, all institutions, schemes,buildings, and other properties connected with the subjects listed inthe respective schedules dealing with these ..... lsgd dated 1.2.2007 which is ahand book for preparation of integrated district development plan andlocal development plan for all the districts under the municipalities. ..... also submitted that thevariation of the general town planning scheme brought into effect withinthe two corporation limits in the years 2007-2008 also cannot survive asthey are prepared under the town planning act, 1939. ..... the hospital was shifted toa more convenient area in the year 2007 and according to the petitioners,for the philanthropic activities of the hospital, so as to raise funds theythought of constructing a commercial building in the property measuring67.38 cents which is situated on the western side of shornur road wherethe hospital ..... (rt) no.354/07/lsgddated 1.2.2007 accorded sanction for the programme of preparation oflocal development plans and integrated district development plans for alldistricts nd preparation of state .....

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Oct 07 2015 (HC)

St.Mary's Orthodox Church, Vettipuram, Pathanamthitta, Rep. by its Vic ...

Court : Kerala

..... the basis for this appears to be the wording in sec.544 (1) of the kerala municipality act, which is captioned as institution of suits against municipal authorities, officers and other employees and sub section (1) of sec.544 states that no suit shall be instituted against a municipality or any other municipal authority or any officer or other employees of the municipality or against any person acting under the order or direction of a municipal authority or any officer or employee of a municipality in respect of any act done or purported to have been done, in pursuance of the said act, etc ..... accordingly, the trial court held that since the last of the orders that is sought to be set aside, is an order issued by the government and not by the municipality, the provisions contained in sec.544(3) of the kerala municipality act would not apply, as the said provision would apply only in the case of institution of suits against the municipal authorities, officers, other ..... is further pointed out by the learned counsel appearing for the plaintiffs that the municipality has not cogently and precisely pleaded any such objection in the written statement and that what has been pleaded in paragraph 3 of the defendant municipality's written statement dated 3.6.2000 filed in the suit is to the following effect:- the suit is barred by section 544 of the municipalities act. ..... narayanan reported in 2007 (4) klt 416, para 9, has also taken the same view and para 9 thereof reads as follows: '9 .....

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Sep 30 2010 (HC)

B.Muhammedkunhi Vs. K.Abdulla

Court : Kerala

Reported in : ILR2010(4)Ker224

..... -- (1) notwithstanding anything contained in the kerala panchayat raj act, 1994 (13 of 1994) or in the kerala municipality act, 1994 (20 of 1994) or in any other law for the time being in force subject to the provisions of this act. ..... speaker, tamil nadu legislative assembly {(1996) 2 scc 353), rajendra singh rana's case (2007 (4) scc 270) and faisal's case (2008 (3) klt 534), it was held thus in para 8: "therefore, if a member or a group of the elected members of the political party takes a different stand from that of the political party as such, and acts against the policies of the political party in which they are members, it is nothing but disloyalty. ..... (2) scc 641), rajendra singh rana's case {(2007) 4 scc 270}, shajahan's case (2000 (2) klj 451), faisal's case (2008 (3) klt 534) and nazeerkhan's case (2008 (3) khc 322), it was held thus in para 17: "under the act, a member can be disqualified if he has voluntarily given up the membership of the political party to which he belongs or acts in defiance of a whip/direction issued by the political party. ..... swami prasad maurya and others {(2007) 4 scc 270}, a constitution bench considered a case where 13 mlas from bsp legislative party in u.p. ..... swamy prasad maurya {(2007) 4 scc 274} and that of this court in shajahan v. .....

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