This order dismisses a writ petition challenging an annual property valuation assessment by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. The Court dismissed the application, relegating the petitioner to the appellate forum as the impugned order was appealable.
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ORDER SHEET
WPO No.140 of 2020
IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Original Side
PODDAR DEWKI LIMITED & ANR. VS.
THE KOLKATA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION & ORS.
BEFORE:
The Hon’ble JUSTICE AMRITA SINHA Date:22nd March, 2021.
Mr. Pratip Mukherjee, Mr.Omar Faruk Gazi,Advocates for Petitioners.
Mr. Ranajit Chatterjee, Mr. Gopal Chandra Das, Advocates for KMC.
The Court:- The petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 10th July, 2019 passed by the Hearing Officer, Kolkata Municipal Corporation by which the annual valuation of the property of the petitioner has been assessed.
The order impugned has been passed in compliance of the direction passed by this Court on 3rd February, 2015 in WP No.730 of 2006 (Poddar Dewki Ltd. & Anr. Vs. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation). The impugned order is an appealable one. The petitioner is accordingly relegated to the Appellate forum. The Appellate forum shall consider the case of the petitioner strictly in accordance with law.
WPO No.140 of 2020 stands dismissed.
Affidavit of service filed in Court today is taken on record.
Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon completion of usual legal formalities.
(AMRITA SINHA, J.)
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PODDAR DEWKI LIMITED & ANR.
THE KOLKATA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION & ORS.
AMRITA SINHA
As recorded by the court registry
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