IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.1378 of 2011 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 12916 of 2004 ====================================================== 1. Smt. Hemlata, W/o Late Dr. Brahmanand Prasad 2. Shri Alok Kumar Prasad, S/o Late Dr. Brahmanand Prasad 3. Shri Vivekanand Prasad, S/o Late Dr. Brahmanand Prasad All are residents of ‘Ram Bhawan’, New Dak Bungalow Road, P.S.- Gandhi Maidan, Patna 800001, District-Patna. .... .... Appellants-Petitioners Versus Chief Executive Officer, Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna. .... .... Respondent-Respondent ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Alok Kumar Prasad (In-person) For the Respondent/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 2 30-09-2011 In this Appeal preferred under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent, the writ petitioners seek to challenge the judgment and order dated 28th June 2011 passed by the learned single Judge in above CWJC NO. 12916 of 2004. The subject matter of challenge is the assessment of holding tax and evaluation of annual rent of the property by the Patna Municipal Corporation. The learned single Judge has rejected the writ petition on the ground of availability of alternative remedy of appeal before the learned District Judge. Therefore, the present Appeal. We see no merit in this Appeal. Appeal is dismissed in limine. Sujit /- (R.M. Doshit, CJ) (Birendra Prasad Verma, J)