IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON FRIDAY, THE 3RD JUNE 2011 / 13TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 14944 of 2011(P) -------------------------- PETITIONERS: --------------- 1. MADAMBILLATH NABEESA, D/O. ABDULLA, ERAMAM AMSOM DESOM, P.O.ERAMAM, TALIPARAMBA TALUK. 2. THAYAMBATH KUMARAN, S/O. PARVATHI AMMA, S/O. PARVATHI AMMA, ERAMAM AMSOM DESOM, P.O.ERAMAM, TALIPARAMBA TALUK. 3. ALAKKADATTU SURENDRAN, S/O. KALLIANI, ERAMAM DESOM, P.O.ERAMAM, TALIPARAMBA TALUK. 4. KUNNACHERY SATHEESAN, S/O. KALLIANI ERAMAM DESOM, P.O.ERAMAM, TALIPARAMBA TALUK. 5. MURIKKAL PADINJATTAYIL KUNHIRAMAN, S/O. KUNHAMBU ERAMAM DESOM, P.O.ERAMAM, TALIPARAMBA TALUK. 6. AANAPADINHATTA VEETIL KRISHNAN, S/O. LAKSHMI, ERAMAM DESOM, P.O.ERAMAM, TALIPARAMBA TALUK. 7. A.P.SULOJANA, D/O. LAKSHMI AMMA, ERAMAM DESOM, P.O.ERAMAM, TALIPARAMBA TALUK. 8. PATTETHATTU BHAVANI, D/O. BALAKRISHNAN, ERAMAM DESOM, P.O.ERAMAM, TALIPARAMBA TALUK. 9. MOTTAMMAL SANTHOSH, S/O. LAKSHMI AMMA, ERAMAM DESOM, P.O.ERAMAM, TALIPARAMBA TALUK. 10. CHATHOTH NARAYANAN, ERAMAM DESOM, P.O.ERAMAM, TALIPARAMBA TALUK. 11. KARUVADI BHASKARAN, S/O. NARAYANI AMMA, ERAMAM DESOM, P.O.ERAMAM, TALIPARAMBA TALUK. BY ADV. MR. S.N.SREEKANTH 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. 4. VILLAGE OFFICER, ERAMAM VILLAGE, TALIPARAMBA TALUK. KANNUR DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. P. NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P (C) No. 14944 of 2011 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated, this the 3rd June , 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this Court with the following prayers : “i. writ of mandamus or any appropriate writ or order directing the respondents to accept Basic Tax for the landed properties owned by the petitioners in Sy. Nos. 70/1A1, 70/1A3, 70/1AC, 70/1C and 70/1A5 of Eramam Village of Taliparamba Taluk; ii. such other appropriate writ, order or direction as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the refusal on the part of the concerned respondents to accept the basic tax in respect of the properties concerned is contrary to the relevant provisions of the law and also the mandate given by this Court as per Exts. P9 and P10 verdicts. 3. Heard the learned Government Pleader as well. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances, this Court does not find it necessary to take any deviation from the course pursued earlier, while passing Exts. P9 and P10 judgments. Accordingly, the Writ W.P. (C) No. 14944 of 2011 : 2 : Petition is disposed of, directing the concerned respondent to accept the basic tax in respect of the properties in question. It is also made clear that acceptance of the basic tax will not, by itself, either confer any right on the petitioners or enlarge the same in any manner. P. R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE kmd