IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 9TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 20TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 4155 of 2010(T) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- N.PORMANAN,AGED 65 YEARS, S/O.LATE KANDAN, RESIDING AT NEELIKAAP, VELLARIMALA, MEPADI P.O, VYTHIRI VIA, WAYANAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.K.JOSE SMT.TESSY JOSE RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, WAYANAD P.O,WAYANAD. 2. DEPUTY COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, WAYANAD P.O,WAYANAD. 3. VILLAGE OFFICER, VELLARIMALA, VYTHIRI TALUK, VELLARIMALA.P.O, WAYANAD DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER : SRI P N SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.4155 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 9th day of February, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is aggrieved by the refusal of the Village Officer to receive land tax in spite of direction issued by the District Collector, produced herein as Ext.P2. The petitioner claims to be the owner in possession 1 acre 36 cents of land in resurvey 336 in block 32 of Vellarimala Village of Vythiri Taluk, Wayanad District. When there was a refusal earlier he had approached the District Collector and by Ext.P1 there was a direction by the District Collector to accept the land tax. Again when there was a refusal when he approached the Village Officer again the Deputy Collector passed an order as per Ext.P2. It is submitted that there is still non-acceptance of the land tax by the Village Officer which compelled the petitioner to approach the District Collector again by Ext.P3 on 10/10/2008. 2. There will be a direction to the first respondent to see that the order Exts.P1 and P2 are implemented by third respondent as requested by the petitioner, if there is no other legal impediment. There cannot be any dispute that the Village W.P.(C)No.4155 of 2010 2 Officer is bound by the directions issued by the higher authority. Appropriate action will be taken within a period of one month from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. The petitioner will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of this judgment before the first respondent. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE skj