IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH MAY 2009 / 6TH JYAISHTA 1931 WP(C).No. 33310 of 2006(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.V. SIDHIQUE, AGED 34, S/O. VEERAVU, PATTARUMADOM VEETTIL, ALLAPPRA P.O., VENGOLA VILLAGE, KUNNATHUNADU TALUK, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.VARGHESE C.KURIAKOSE SRI.PRAVEEN K. JOY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SUB REGISTRAR, PERUMBAVOOR. 2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, VENGOLA. BY G.P. SRI.MOHAMMED RAFFIQ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27/05/2009, THE COURT ON 27/05/2009 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF BASIC TAX RECEIPT DT.26.4.2005 IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONER FROM R2. P2: TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF I.A. NO.2449/2005 BEFORE SUB COURT, PARAVUR. P3: TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF TITLE DEED OF SRO PERUMBAVOOR DT.28.6.2004. P4: TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF ENCUMBRANCE CERTIFICATE DT.10.11.2006 OF R1. P5: TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF REQUEST DT.14.11.2006 BEFORE R1. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.33310 of 2006 .................................................................... Dated this the 27th day of May, 2009. JUDGMENT The W.P. is filed for direction to the second respondent to receive the land tax for petitioner's property. This is a strange case because it is the duty of the Village Officer to recover tax and attachment of the property does not exonerate the land from liability for tax. Therefore, there will be direction to the Village Officer to receive tax and if there is any attachment, the same should be endorsed in the receipt. W.P. is disposed of as above. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge pms