IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE FRIDAY, THE 11TH APRIL 2008 / 22ND CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 12913 of 2008(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ ERAYATH AVVA UMMA, D/O KUNNIPATHUMMA, AGED 65 YEARS, BUSINESS, RESIDING AT PAYYANNUR AMSOM, AND THAYINERI AMSOM OF TALIPARAMBA TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT, (P.O.) PAYYANNUR BY ADV. SRI.MAHESH V RAMAKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. PAYYANNUR MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, P.O.PAYYANNUR. 3. THE STANDING COMMITTEE FOR FINANCE, PAYYANNUR MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, P.O.PAYYANNUR. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.K.J.MOHAMMED ANZAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(c).No.12913 OF 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of April, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner is aggrieved by the property tax demands issued to him by the local authority. I do not propose to go into the merits of the matter. Though it is very strongly urged that substantial portion of the demands is barred by limited, Exts.P6, P7 and P8 will indicate that statutory appeals have been preferred by the petitioner before the standing committee(Finance). I dispose of the writ petition directing the third respondent committee to consider the appeals which are referred to in Exts.P6, P7 and P8 and dispose of them in accordance with law at the earliest and at any rate within three months of receiving a copy of this judgment. In the meanwhile, I restrain the second respondent from initiating action against the petitioner for recovering the demands on condition that the petitioner pays to the second respondent without prejudice to his contentions the entire demand covered by Ext.P5 demand notice within a period of three weeks from today. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE sv