IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 15TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 24TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 32850 of 2010(E) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. M.AYYAPPAN, MAHCHADAN HOUSE, EMS LANE, ARANATTUKARA VILLAGE, POOTHOLE DESOM, THRISSUR TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. M.A.PRADEEP, S/O. M.AYYAPPAN, MAHCHADAN HOUSE, EMS LANE, ARANATTUKARA VILLAGE, POOTHOLE DESOM, THRISSUR TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 3. PRIYADARSHINI SHAJI KUMAR, D/O. M.AYYAPPAN, ERTTIADATH HOUSE, KATTOOR VILLAGE MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 4. PREETHA MOHANAN, D/O. M.AYYAPPAN, W/O. MANCHERI PALLIYALIL MOHANANAN, SHORANUR VILLAGE, OTTAPPALAM TALUK, PALAKKAD DIST. BY ADV. SRI.M.C.GOPI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE CORPORATION OF THSISSUR, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, CORPORATION OFFICE, THRISSUR.680 001 2. THE SECRETARY, CORPORATION OF THSISSUR, CORPORATION OFFICE, THRISSUR. 680 001 BY SRI.K.B.MOHANDAS, SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P(C)No.32850/2010 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. TRUE COPY OF THE SETTLEMENT DEED NO.6992/2008 OF SRO, THRISSUR DATED 7.11.2008 OBTAINED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXT.P2. TRUE COPY OF THE SETTLEMENT DEED NO.6319/2008 OF SRO, THRISSUR DATED 27.9.2008 OBTAINED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P3. TRUE COPY OF THE SETTLEMENT DEED NO.6999 OF SRO, THRISSUR DATED 7.11.2008 OBTAINED BY THE 3RD PETITIONER. EXT.P4. TRUE COPY OF THE SETTLEMENT DEED NO.6994 OF SRO, THRISSUR DATED 7.11.2008 OBTAINED BY THE 4TH PETITIONER. EXT.P5. TRUE COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECEIPT NO.28281 DATED 4.12.2009 OBTAINED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER FROM THE 1ST RESPONDENT OFFICE. EXT.P5(a). TRUE COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECEIPT NO.28282 DATED 4.12.2009 OBTAINED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER FROM THE 1ST RESPONDENT OFFICE. EXT.P5(b) TRUE COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECEIPT NO.28283 DATED 4.12.2009 OBTAINED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER FROM THE 1ST RESPONDENT OFFICE. EXT.P5(c) TRUE COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECEIPT NO.28284 DATED 4.12.2009 OBTAINED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER FROM THE 1ST RESPONDENT OFFICE. EXT.P6. TRUE COPY OF THE REMINDER LETTER DATED 8.4.2010 FILED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE RESPONDENT CORPORATION. / TRUE COPY / P.S.TO JUDGE P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.32850 of 2010 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of November, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioners claim to be the present owners of a building known as Manichithra Arcade situate within the local limits of Thrissur Corporation. The petitioners claim ownership over the said building and the appurtenant land by virtue of Exts.P1 to P4 sale deeds. In this writ petition the petitioners seek a direction to the respondents to consider and dispose of the applications filed by them to effect mutation in the property tax assessment register by describing them as the owners of the buildings situate in the lands prescribed in Exts.P1 to P4 sale deeds. The petitioners contend that though applications for effecting mutation and change of ownership in the property tax assessment register were made way back in December 2009, till date orders have not been passed thereon. 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today Sri.K.B.Mohandas, learned standing counsel appearing for the Thrissur Corporation, submitted that the competent authority W.P(C).No.32850 of 2010 -:2:- among the respondents will consider the application submitted by the petitioners for effecting mutation and change of ownership in the property tax assessment register and take an appropriate decision thereon expeditiously. In the light of the said submission and having regard to the fact that the application submitted by the petitioners is pending since December 2009 I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the competent authority among the respondents to consider the applications submitted by the petitioners for effecting mutation and change of ownership in the property tax assessment register in respect of the building “Manichithra Arcade” and take an appropriate decision thereon expeditiously and in any event within six weeks from the date on which the petitioners produce a certified copy of this judgment before the second respondent. If objections have been received to the applications, the competent authority shall hear such objectors and the petitioners before taking any decision in the matter. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.32850 of 2010 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 15th November, 2010