Petitioners challenged a BBMP property tax demand notice and related show cause notices. Having availed the One Time Settlement scheme and paid the arrears of property tax, nothing survived; the court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI
WRIT PETITION NO. 5697 OF 2024 (LB-TAX)
BETWEEN:
Digitally signed by R DEEPA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
ALL ARE R/AT NO.19, R V LAYOUT, KUMAR PARK WEST BENGALURU-560020
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. HARISH KUMAR M S., ADVOCATE)
AND:
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…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. KESHAV M DATAR, ADVOCATE)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED NIL BEARING NO. SA. KUM.A(VANA)/P.R./14/2023-24 ISSUED BY THE R3 VIDE ANNEXURE-C AND CONSEQUENTLY THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICES DATED 09/11/2023 PASSED BY THE R3 BEARING NO. ARO(VSN)/W-93/PR-391/2020-21, VIDE ANNEXURE-A1, BEARING NO. ARO(VSN)/W-93/PR-392/2020-21, VIDE ANNEXURE-A2, BEARING NO. ARO(VSN)/W-93/PR-394/202021, VIDE ANNEXURE-A3, BEARING NO. ARO(VSN)/W-93/PR395/2020-21, VIDE ANNEXURE-A4, BEARING NO. ARO(VSN)/W-93/PR-396/2020-21, VIDE ANNEXURE-A5, BEARING NO. ARO(VSN)/W-93/PR-397/2020-21, VIDE ANNEXURE-A6 AND BEARING ARO(VSN)/W-93/PR-398/202021, VIDE ANNEXURE-A7 AS WITHOUT AUTHORITY OF LAW AND ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI
ORAL ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the
petitioners are aggrieved by the demand notice issued by the respondent - BBMP, have filed this writ petition.
the petitioners have availed One Time Settlement scheme and paid the arrears of property tax, hence nothing survives for consideration and prays to dispose of the writ petition.
3. Submission is placed on record.
challenging the demand notice, wherein the respondent
BBMP has demanded the arrears of property tax. The petitioners had availed One Time Settlement scheme and paid arrears of property tax. In view of the same, nothing survives for consideration in this writ petition.
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having become infructuous.
Sd/(ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE
SKS
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the BBMP demand notice and show cause notices remained enforceable after petitioners paid arrears under the One Time Settlement scheme.
SRI K NAGESWARA RAO
SMT B SUDHARANI
SRI SATHYANARAYANA
DR NAGALAXMI
THE BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE
THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE
ASHOK S.KINAGI
As recorded by the court registry
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