F.Paucident Lopez v. the Commissioner
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal as infructuous of a Madras High Court Article 226 writ petition (W.P.No.17660 of 2023) seeking certiorarified mandamus to quash property tax Assessment No.012/042/01183 dated 10.05.2022 of the Corporation of Avadi; petitioner had already alienated the subject property, reported by respondents as effected towards arrears of property tax; no costs awarded; connected W.M.P.Nos.16753 & 16757 of 2023 closed; decided 23.01.2026.
What did the court decide?
Since the petitioner has already alienated the subject property (which, per the respondents' counsel, was effected towards arrears of property tax), no further adjudication is required and the writ petition stands dismissed as infructuous. ¶29