IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 2ND SEPTEMBER 2011 / 11TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 23924 of 2011(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- K.C.JOHN,PRINCE COTTAGE,PANAMBATTA PO, AVANEESWARAM,KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.MANOJ RAMASWAMY SMT.K.G.SAROJINI RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA,REP.BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,KOLLAM DISTRICT, KOLLAM 691 001. 3. THE THASILDAR,PATHANAPURAM TALUK, PUNALUR 691 305. 4. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, PIDAVOOR VILLAGE, PIN 691 312,KOLLAM DISTRICT. SR.GOVT.PLEADER SMT.M.J.RAJASHREE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.23924/11 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS Ext.P1: True copy of the letter dated 3.8.11 issued by the 4th respondent. Ext.P2: True copy of the latest receipt of the tax vide No.0346874 dated 29.11.2010. Ext.P3: True copy of the petition dated 17.8.11 submitted before the 3rd respondent. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Rp ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 23924 OF 2011 ===================== Dated this the 2nd day of September, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioner claims to be the owner of 2.02 ares of property situated in Sy.No.812/1C/3 of Pidavoor Village. It is stated that the property is mutated in his name and tax was being paid and accepted. However, in 2011, tax was refused to be accepted and when the petitioner made an application under the Right to Information Act, the 4th respondent gave Ext.P1 reply stating that in OS 351/99 and 408/99, the Munsiff Court has already held the property to be not that of the petitioner. Aggrieved by the stand so taken, petitioner has filed Ext.P3 representation before the Tahsildar, where it is stated that that the aforesaid suits had nothing to do with the property of the petitioner. It is complaining that inspite of having made Ext.P3 application, the Tahsildar has not taken a decision and that as a result thereof, he is prevented from paying tax in respect of the property, this writ petition has been filed. Irrespective of the controversies raised, as at present, since Ext.P3 representation filed by the petitioner is pending before the WPC No. 23924/11 :2 : Tahsildar, I dispose of this writ petition directing that the Tahsildar shall consider Ext.P3 representation with notice to the petitioner and as expeditiously as possible. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 4 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp