IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 10TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 21ST MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 4341 of 2006(P) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ P.X. MANUEL, PALLIPARAMBIL HOUSE, PUNNETH TEMPLE ROAD, KADAVANTHARA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.A.D.SHAJAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, LOCAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. SECRETARY, CORPORATION OF COCHIN, VYTTILA, ERNAKULAM. R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.T.T. MUHAMOOD. R2 BY ADV. MR.S. RAMESH BABU, SC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 10/02/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs WP(C) NO. 4341/2006-P APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE SPECIAL NOTICE NO.67205 DATED 28/01/2006 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 31/01/2006 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE rs T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.4341 Of 2006 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 10th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is running a small electrical workshop in Door No.28/2937 of the 2nd respondent for the past 10 years. It is stated that the area of the workshop is only 200 sq.ft. and the same is situated in a pocket road. 2. The petitioner is aggrieved by the notice issued as per Exhibit P1 demanding property tax to the tune of Rs.20,181/-. Challenging the same, the petitioner filed a representation as per Exhibit P2. Since coercive steps were taken in the matter, the petitioner filed this Writ Petition challenging the steps. 3. This Court passed an interim order of stay for a period of six months, on 14.2.2006, on condition that the petitioner deposits at the rate of Rs.2,500/- per month payable on or before the last working day of every month commencing from February, 2006. 4. If Exhibit P2 representation has not been considered so far, there will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider the grievance raised in Exhibit P2 representation and W.P.(C)No.4341/06 -2- communicate the decision to the petitioner within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The Writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. dsn