IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2010 / 12TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 6780 of 2010(V) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI MATH, KUNNUMPURAM, EDAPPALLY, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY, SWAMI POORNAMRITANANDAMAYI PURI. BY ADV. SRI.K.SRIKUMAR SRI.K.MANOJ CHANDRAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. CORPORATION OF KOCHI, ERNAKULAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, CORPORATION OF KOCHI, ERNAKULAM 3. THE STANDING COMMITTEE FOR FINANCE, CORPORATION OF KOCHI, ERNAKULAM MR.S.RAMESH BABU, SC FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------- W.P.(C.) No.6780 of 2010 (V) --------------------------------- Dated, this the 3rd day of March, 2010 J U D G M E N T Heard both sides. 2. Challenge in the writ petition is against Ext.P4 demand notice for payment of property tax that is due from the petitioner for the period from 01/04/2006 to 31/03/2010. 3. Although, the learned counsel for the petitioner has raised several contentions on the merits of the controversy, having regard to the fact that statutory remedy of appeal is available to the petitioner, I am not inclined to entertain the writ petition bye- passing the statutory remedies available. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of leaving it open to the petitioner to seek appellate remedies that are available against Ext.P4. In order to enable the petitioner to do so and to obtain appropriate interlocutory orders in the matter, it is directed that recovery pursuant to Ext.P4 shall be kept in abeyance for a period of two weeks from today. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) jg