Thamaraikannan @ Kannan v. The Assistant Director (Village Panchayat)
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: writ of mandamus; Article 226 of Constitution of India; tax receipt transfer; acceptance of house tax; Door Nos.8/148-8/151 and 1/56; Arasanoor Village; Thirumanjolai Post; Sivagangai Taluk; Sivagangai District; representation dated 23.08.2023; four-week compliance timeline; disposal without costs; connected petition W.M.P(MD)No.20348 of 2023 closed. Case profile: routine representation-consideration writ disposed of by the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court without merits adjudication; no precedent relied upon; useful for locating similar village panchayat tax-receipt transfer matters before this Bench.
What did the court decide?
Respondents directed to consider the petitioner's representation dated 23.08.2023 and dispose of it on its own merits and in accordance with law within four weeks; writ petition disposed of with the above direction, no costs awarded, and the connected Miscellaneous Petition closed.