Padma v. the Commissioner
Case brief
What is this about?
Property tax recovery; writ petition (LB-TAX) under Articles 226/227, Constitution of India; Greater Bengaluru Authority; Bangalore East City Corporation; Zonal Deputy Commissioner K R Puram Division; Assistant Revenue Officer Horamavu (KR Pura); proclamation and sale of property for tax arrears; suspension of recovery order; instalment facility for arrears FY 2019-20 to 2024-25; software inadequacy for partial-year old dues; compliance affidavit undertaking; re-measurement and inspection of property; return of seized property by 24.02.2026; demand of Rs.15,00,832 after crediting earlier payments of nearly Rs.10,00,000; WP No. 5721 of 2026; decided 21.02.2026; Suraj Govindaraj, J.
What did the court decide?
Operation of the impugned order dated 30.01.2026 (Annexure-A) providing for proclamation and sale of the petitioner's property suspended, subject to payment of property tax dues in six instalments (financial years 2019-2020 to 2024-2025, with applicable interest, between 20.03.2026 and 20.07.2026); default revives the proclamation; liberty to seek inspection and re-measurement without affecting the payment obligation; respondents directed to hand back possession of the seized property by end of day 24.02.2026; petition disposed.