IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 21ST JUNE 2010 / 31ST JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 19194 of 2010(Y) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VEERAN MOIDEEN HAJI, S/O. MOIDEENKUTTY HAJI, AGED 60, RESIDING AT CHUNDATHIL HOUSE, OLAVATTOOR, ERNAD TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.HARISH R. MENON SRI.K.T.SHYAMKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER,SMT.K.R.DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.19194/2010-Y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 21st day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner herein is seeking for a direction to the respondent to take a decision on the appeal filed as Ext.P4 within a time frame. The issue pertains to the refusal of the Village Officer to accept basic tax from the petitioner. The refusal was in the light of a pending suit as O.S.No.44/2002 on the file of Munsiff Court, Parappanangadi. It is the case of the petitioner that he is not a party in the said Suit or any other suit or litigation pending before the Munsiff Court, Parappanangadi. The property in question is in joint possession of the petitioner and his two sisters, namely, Kathiyumma and Mammeriyam. It is also pointed out that those properties are not included in the suit. 2. Since the matter is pending in appeal before the District Collector, there will be a direction to the District Collector to take a decision on Ext.P4 appeal after hearing the petitioner and any other necessary parties within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. Sd/- (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms \\TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE