Petitioner sought directions regarding demand notices for property tax. Court directed petitioner to file replies and respondents to consider them with opportunity of hearing before initiating recovery steps.
Replies to be filed within three weeks; respondents to consider replies, afford hearing, and not initiate recovery steps pending orders.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.V.BHATTI
THURSDAY, THE 23RD DAY OF MAY 2019 / 2ND JYAISHTA, 1941
WP(C).No. 3100 of 2019
PETITIONER/S:
P.JOHN THOMAS AGED 57 YEARS S/O. THOMAS, SHARON BANGLOW, WARD NO.35,TOWN WARD,THIRUVALLA MUNICIPALITY, THIRUVALLA, PATHANAMTHITA-689 101
BY ADV. SRI.VINOY VARGHESE KALLUMOOTTILL
RESPONDENT/S:
1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-01
BY ADV. SRI.S.SUBHASH CHAND, SC, THIRUVALLA MUNICIPALITY
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23.05.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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J U D G M E N T
The learned Counsel Sri Vinoy Varghese Kallummoottil consents to disposing of the instant writ petition by referring to and following the order in W.P.(C) No.10766 of 2019.
“(a) The petitioner is given three weeks time from today to file reply to Exts.P1 to P5 demand notices.
(b) The respondents shall consider the replies, afford opportunity of personal hearing to petitioner and pass orders expeditiously.
Sd/-
S.V.BHATTI
JUDGE
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APPENDIX
PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS:
EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE DEMAND NOTICE ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 11/5/2018 WITH RESPECT TO BUILDING NO.462
EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE DEMAND NOTICE ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 11/5/2018 WITH RESPECT TO BUILDING NO.464
EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE DEMAND NOTICE ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 11/5/2018 WITH RESPECT TO BUILDING NO.467
EXHIBIT P4 TRUE COPY OF THE DEMAND NOTICE ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 11/5/2018 WITH RESPECT TO BUILDING NO.468
EXHIBIT P5
TRUE COPY OF THE DEMAND NOTICE ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 11/5/2018 WITH RESPECT TO BUILDING NO.469
P.John Thomas
State of Kerala Represented By Secretary To Government, Local Self Government Department
Deputy Director of Panchayath
Thiruvalla Municipality Represented By Its Secretary
S.V.Bhatti
As recorded by the court registry
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