IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST JULY 2010 / 30TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 26984 of 2009(P) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- V.J. KUTTAPPAN, AGED 46 YEARS, S/O. JOHN, VEYAKKUNNEL HOUSE, PRAKKANDAM KARA, PAMPADUMPARA VILLAGE, UDUMBANCHOLA TALUK, PIN -685 556. BY ADV. SRI.S.DILEEP (KALLAR). RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. RE-SURVEY SUPERINTENDENT, OFFICE OF THE RE-SURVEY SUPERINTENDENT, NEDUMKANDAM, PIN 685 553. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, PAMPADUKPARA VILLAGE. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. V. MANU. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/07/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.26984/2009-P: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT NO. 51 DTD. 02/11/1996 ISSUED FROM THE PAMPADUMPARA VILLAGE OFFICE. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT NO. 101724 DTD. 09/12/2002 ISSUED FROM THE PAMPADUMPARA VILLAGE OFFICE. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE R.2. TO THE R.3. DTD. 11/08/2009. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 10/09/2009 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER TO THE R.3. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT RECEIPT DTD. 14/09/2009 ISSUED BY THE R.3. TO THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No. 26984 of 2009 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 21st day of July, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that the land tax in respect of the petitioner's property is not being accepted by the 3rd respondent. Petitioner filed Ext.P4 petition in this regard before the 3rd respondent. Petitioner seeks a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 as expeditiously as possible. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 3rd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE shg/