IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARUN-UL-RASHID TUESDAY, THE 26TH JULY 2011 / 4TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 13041 of 2010(E) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- JOSE T.VALIPLACKAL, VALIPLACKAL HOUSE, DOOR NO.3/371A, UDAYAMPEROOR PANCHAYAT, NADACKAVU.P.O, UDAYAMPEROOR. BY ADV. SRI.JACOB CHACKO RESPONDENT(S): --------------------- UDAYAMPEROOR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, UDAYAMPEROOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. R1 BY ADVS. SRI.PHILIP T.VARGHESE SRI.THOMAS T.VARGHESE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 13041/2010 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE BUILDING TAX RECEIPT 02/01/2009. P2: COPY OF THE GUIDELINE ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT. P3: COPY OF THE DRAFT RETURN SUBMITTED TO THE PACHAYAT DATED NIL. P4: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 14/01/2010 TO THE RESPONDENT. P5: COPY OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DATED 15/01/2010 BY THE RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs HARUN-UL-RASHID,J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO. 13041 OF 2010 ------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF JULY, 2011 JUDGMENT This writ petition is filed for a direction to the respondent to dispose of Ext.P4 within two weeks. In the counter affidavit filed by the respondent-Panchayat it is stated that Ext.P4 is not an application under Rule 9 of the Kerala Panchayat Raj (Building Tax and the Surcharge thereon) Rules, 1996. 2. During the course of hearing, the learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-Panchayat pointed out that the petitioner filed another application in the prescribed form on 13/1/2011 for the very same relief as sought for in Ext.P4 and that the said application is pending consideration before the Panchayat. The petitioner made a request that a direction may be issued to the respondent to consider and dispose of the application dated 13/1/2011. In the circumstances, the respondent-Panchayat is -2- W.P.(C).No.13041/2010 directed to consider the application dated 13/1/2011 and pass orders thereon, in accordance with law, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of the judgment. Writ Petition is disposed of as above. HARUN-UL-RASHID, Judge. kcv.