Kuldip Singh Sethi v. State of U.P. Thru. the Chief Secy. Lko. and 2 Others
Property tax records – correction and updation sought
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, Court No. 5, WRIT - C No. 3224 of 2026, decided April 2, 2026 by Hon'ble Alok Mathur, J. and Hon'ble Amitabh Kumar Rai, J. Petitioner Kuldip Singh Sethi pressed relief No. 2 seeking a direction to respondents to correct and update all property tax/assessment records, submitting he had deposited all outstanding house tax and other taxes while certain authorities sought further recovery without indicating any demand notice. Court held that in absence of any demand having been raised no directions could be issued, observed that recovery proceedings require prior proper assessment and a notice of demand, found no ground for interference, and dismissed the writ petition. Counsel: Virendra Pratap Singh Yadav for petitioner; C.S.C. for State-respondent No. 1; Amit Kumar Dubey for respondent Nos. 2 & 3.
What did the court decide?
In absence of any demand having been raised against the petitioner, no such directions can be issued to him.