IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 2ND APRIL 2009 / 12TH CHAITHRA 1931 WP(C).No. 10913 of 2009(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------ P.NABEESA BEEVI, THAJU MANZIL, POLAYATHODU P.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY MR.N.AJITH,ADVOCATE RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVT.OF KERALA, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, PUNALUR MUNICIPALITY, PUNALUR. 3. VISWANATHAN, JERUSALEM, NEAR RAILWAY STATION, PUNALUR, MANAGING PARTNER & LICENCE MANGALYA TEXTILES, HOSPITAL JUNCTION, NATIONAL HIGHWAY ROAD, PUNALUR-691 305. 4. K.P.KHADIJA BEEVI, T.C.NO.13/1783, PATTOM P.O.,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. JAMEELA BEEVI, DOOR NO.49, BLOCK A-B ANNA NAGAR P.O., CHENNAI, THAMIL NADU. 6. P.RAHIYANATH BEEVI, MADATHINGAL VEEDU, CIVIL STATION WARD,VELLAKKINAR P.O., ALAPPUZHA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.R.DEEPA MR.B.KRISHNAMANI,ADVOCATE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.10913 OF 2009 ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of April, 2009 JUDGMENT The petitioner challenges demand for property tax, which according to the petitioner cannot be recovered from the petitioner. However, the petitioner now submits that since the petitioner is having negotiation with the Municipality in respect of the demand, this writ petition may be allowed to be dismissed as withdrawn without prejudice to the remedies available to the petitioner before the Municipality or elsewhere. Permission is granted and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the above liberty. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE Acd