IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 4TH JULY 2008 / 13TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 15760 of 2008(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. MANTHARAVADI VADAKKINIYIL KUNHIRAMAN, ERAMAM AMSOM, DESOM, P.O. ERAMAM,TALIPARAMBA TALUK 2. MAVILAMANAYIL KUNHIKANNAN NAMBIAR, ERAMAM AMSOM, DESOM, P.O. ERAMAM,TALIPARAMBA TALUK 3. MANTHARAVADI VADAKKINIYIL DEVI, ERAMAM DESOM,P.O. ERAMAM,TALIPARAMBA TALUK. 4. KOROTHU VEETTIL KARUNAKARAN, ERAMAM DESOM,P.O. ERAMAM,TALIPARAMBA TALUK. 5. MANTHRAVADI VADAKKINIYIL MEENAKSHI, ERAMAM DESOM,P.O. ERAMAM,TALIPARAMBA TALUK. 6. KANA NARAYANAN, ERAMAM DESOM,P.O. ERAMAM,TALIPARAMBA TALUK. 7. PADINJAREVEETTIL KALLIYANI, ERAMAM DESOM,P.O. ERAMAM,TALIPARAMBA TALUK. 8. MURIKKAL PADINHATTATTAYIL BALAKRISHNAN, ERAMAM DESOM,P.O. ERAMAM,TALIPARAMBA TALUK. 9. KANA MEETHALEVEETTIL KRISHNAN, ERAMAM DESOM,P.O. ERAMAM,TALIPARAMBA TALUK. 10. CHAMMANCHERI ANJAMPURAYIL PRABHAKARAN, ERAMAM DESOM,P.O. ERAMAM,TALIPARAMBA TALUK. 11. NALATH PANAYANTHATTA RUGMINI, ERAMAM DESOM,P.O. ERAMAM,TALIPARAMBA TALUK. 12. KOROTHUVEETTIL PARVATHI VARASIAR, ERAMAM DESOM,P.O. ERAMAM,TALIPARAMBA TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.P.NARAYANAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KANNUR. 3. TAHSILDAR, TALIPARAMBA TALUK, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. I.V. PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ALONG WITH W.P.(C)NO.19351 OF 2008 ON 04/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------------ W.P.(C)Nos.15760 & 19351 OF 2008 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioners in these two writ petitions are aggrieved by non-acceptance of basic tax in respect of their property. It is submitted by the learned Government Pleader that tax could not be accepted because in the same survey number, in which the petitioners properties lies, there are puramboke lands and only after surveying and demarcating the puramboke lands, land tax can be accepted. The learned Government Pleader submits that the respondents would try to complete the process of demarcating the lands by 31.8.2008. This is recorded and the writ petition is disposed of with a direction that if the process cannot be completed by that date, basic tax shall be accepted from the petitioners, subject to further proceedings in the matter after completing the survey and demarcation later. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd