IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE WEDNESDAY, THE 6TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 17TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 29672 of 2007(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ THE GURUVAYOOR CO-OPERATIVE, URBAN BANK LTD.NO.F.1652, H.O.GURUVAYOOR REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER. BY ADV. SRI.D.SOMASUNDARAM RESPONDENTS: ------------- THE GURUVAYOOR MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY ADV. SRI.K.K.CHANDRAN PILLAI, SC, MUNICIPALITY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(c).No.29672 OF 2007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 6th day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT I have heard Sri.D.Somasundaram, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri.K.K.Chandran Pillai, learned standing counsel for the Municipality. 2. Sri.D.Somasundaram submits that though a hearing was conducted pursuant to the direction of this court in Ex.P2 judgment, till this date orders have not been communicated to the petitioner. 3. Sri.Chandran Pillai submitted that the Council will have no difficulty in hearing the petitioner again on all the grounds raised by him and passing fresh orders without delay. Under such circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the Council of the respondent Municipality to hear the petitioner again on the appeal submitted by the petitioner in relation to property tax assessment of the petitioner's building and pass fresh orders. The petitioner should be permitted to urge all the grounds available to him during hearing. Hearing will be WPC.No.29672/07 2 conducted and orders will be passed by the Council at the earliest and at any rate within two months of receiving a copy of this judgment. PIUS.C.KURIAKOSE JUDGE sv. WPC.No.29672/07 2