IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 8TH OCTOBER 2007 / 16TH ASWINA 1929 OP.No. 12111 of 1999(P) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- A. UNNIKRISHNAN, “KARTHIKA”, II/384, P.O. THRIKKUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMESH. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- SECRETARY, THRIKKUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, THRIKKUR, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 08/10/2007,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON C.M.P. NO. 19411/1999 IN O.P. NO. 12111/1999-P DISMISSED 08/10/2007. SD/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE. APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER DTD. 26/10/1994. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE LETTER SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PANCHAYATHS, ERNAKULAM DTD. 04/04/95. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 05/12/1996 OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF GRAMA PANCHAYATH. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE REVISION PETITION FILED BEFORE THE RESPONDENT DTD. 26TH DAY OF MACH 1997. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE ORDER DTD. 21/01/1998 OF THE STATE OF KERALA. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. prv. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- O.P.No.12111 OF 1999 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of October, 2007 JUDGMENT Petitioner challenges Ext.P5 Government Order, which is one passed on a revision filed by him relating to the question of assessment of property tax. The Revisional Authority has come to the conclusion that there was general revision by 20% in the property tax in the Grama Panchayat in 1993 and that the building of the petitioner was renovated by re-construction and addition of three rooms. The assessment was accordingly confirmed in revision. The impugned order rests on findings of facts and also on the further fact that there was a general revision applicable to the entire Panchayat area. Under such circumstances, the impugned order is not vitiated by any jurisdictional error or legal infirmity. The writ petition fails. The same is accordingly dismissed. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge kkb. OP.8793/00 Page numbers ======================= THOTTATHIL B. RADHAKRISHNAN, J O.P.NO.12111 OF 1999 JUDGMENT 8th OCTOBER, 2007. =======================