Writ petition regarding recovery of property tax and water tax arrears. The Court directed the respondents to keep the impugned recovery notice in abeyance for four weeks to allow the petitioner to approach the appellate authority with an alternate remedy.
Impugned recovery notice kept in abeyance for four weeks. Writ petition closed. No costs.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 20.12.2021
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN
W.P.NO.24927 OF 2021 AND W.M.P.NO.26246 OF 2021
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Sri. Andhra Kala Sravanthi, Represented by its President, Mr.J.M.Naidu, No.170/1, 200 Feet Ring Road, Annai Nagar, Korattur, Chennai - 600 076. ... Petitioner
Prayer:
Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondents No.1 to 4 or any subordinates or any officer working under them or any other authorised persons with the proper authorization from initiating/taking all/any recovery measures and/or any coercive steps and/or further action against the Petitioner Society for recovering the alleged arrears of Property Tax and Water Tax & surcharge totally for a sum of Rs.15,54,923/- and also direct the 2nd and 4th Respondents to collect the property tax and water tax with surcharges as collected prior to the revision of property tax for the property of the petitioner society i.e., a community hall situated at No.170/1, 200 Feet Ring Road, Annai Nagar, Korattur, Chennai- 600 076, until disposal of the appeal dated 31.12.2018 against property tax assessment pending before the 1st Respondent.
For Petitioner : Mr.S.R.Sankareshwaran For Respondents : For R1 & R2 : Ms.S.Vaitheeswari, Standing Counsel For R3 & R4 : Mr.M.Vijaya Kumar Standing Counsel For R5 : Mr.Jaivenkatesh
ORDER
Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents.
Sd/Assistant Registrar
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
rgm
To
W.P.No.24927 of 2021 and W.M.P.No.26246 of 2021
NR(CO) PM/11/01/2022
1 issue framed by the court
Whether to keep in abeyance the impugned recovery notice issued for property tax and water tax arrears pending appellate remedy.
Andhra Kala Sravanthi
The Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation
The Assistant Revenue Officer, Revenue Department, Greater Chennai Corporation
The Chairman, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board
The Senior Accounts Officer, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board
The Assistant Engineer, TANGEDCO
C. Saravanan
As recorded by the court registry
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