IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 15TH JUNE 2010 / 25TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 18578 of 2010(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. CHANDRIKA, AGED 67, D/O. LATE DHARMACHAN PAZHAKALADATHU VADAKKEMADOM, VADAKKANCHERRY AMSOM, ALATHUR TALUK, REP. BY POWER OF ATTORNEY, SRI. JAMALUDEEN HAJI, AGED 56, S/O. HYDROSEKUTTY, PONNTHATHU, PALAYOOR. 2. MOHANDAS,AGED 43, S/O. LATE DHARMACHAN, PUZHAKOLADATHU VADAKKEMADOM, VADAKKANCHERRY AMSOM, ALATHUR TALUK, REPRESENTED BY POWER OF ATTORNEY JAMALUDEEN HAJI, AGED 56, S/O. HYDROSEKUTTY, POMTHATHU, PALAYOOR. 3. SHANTHI, AGED 31, D/O. LATE DHARMACHAN, PAZHAKOLADATHU VADAKKEMADOM, VADAKKANCHERRY AMSOM, ALATHUR TALUK, REP. BY POWER OF ATTORNEY JAMALUDEEN HAJI, S/O. HYDROSEKUTTY, POMTHATHU, PALAYOOR. 4. GOPINATHAN, AGED 40, S/O. LATE DHARMACHAN, PAZHAKOLADATHU VADAKKEMADOM VADAKKANCHERRY AMSOM, ALATHUR TALUK, REP. BY POWER OF ATTORNEY, JAMALUDEEN HAJI, S/O. HYDROSEKUTTY, POMTHATHU, PALAYOOR. BY ADV. MR.PRAVEEN K. JOY MR.ARUN.S.RAJ RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM-14 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD-678 001 3. THE TAHSILDHAR, ALATHUR TALUK-678 142. 4. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, KIZHAKKANCHERRY-678 140 MR. P.N. SANTHOSH – GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.18578 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of JUNE, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are aggrieved by non-acceptance of land tax in respect of their property. Against non-acceptance of land tax, the petitioners have filed Ext.P5 petition before respondents 3 and 4. The petitioner seeks a direction to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the third respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P5 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd