IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 29TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 8TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 35570 of 2010(U) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- NAZAR A.K., AGED 45, S/O.ALIYARKUNJU, RESIDING AT 'ALSAFA VILLA', MUDAPURAM P.O., KIZHUVILAM VILLAGE, CHIRAYINKEEZHU TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, PIN-695314. BY ADV. SRI.A.B.MOHANAKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- ATTINGAL MUNICIPALITY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DISTRICT, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, PIN-695101. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.35570 of 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T Ext.P3 demand notice issued by the Secretary of Attingal Municipality levying property tax on the building of the petitioner is under challenge in this writ petition. Ext.P3 demand notice is dated 24.11.2010. Under Section 509 of the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 an appeal lies from the said demand notice to the Standing Committee for Finance of Attingal Municipality under sub-section (3) thereof. The Chairperson of the Standing Committee is empowered to stay the operation of the notice, order or other proceedings from which the appeal is filed. It is thus evident that the petitioner has an effective and meaningful remedy by way of appeal. Further, the period prescribed for filing the appeal has not expired. I, therefore, find no grounds to entertain the writ petition. The writ petition fails and is accordingly dismissed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to file an appeal under Section 509 of the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994. His contentions on the merits are kept open. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.