IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 31ST JULY 2007 / 9TH SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 23394 of 2007(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ P.N.RAVEENDRAN, S/O.NARAYANAN, PANAVELIL HOUSE, KAIPPALLY P.O., POONJAR (VIA), KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, NOW RESIDING AT PANAVELIL HOUSE THAZHEKODE WEST P.O., PERINTHALMANNA TALUK, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BIMAL K.NATH SRI.S.JAMAL SRI.E.M.SUNIL KUMAR SRI.SREEVALSAN.V SMT.SMITHA DIVAKARAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOTTAYAM. 3. THAHASILDAR, KANJIRAPPILLY TALUK, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 4. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, KOOTIKKAL VILLAGE, KANJIRAPPILLY, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN,J ================ W.P.(C).No.23394 of 2007 ====================== Dated this the 31st day of July 2007 JUDGMENT Petitioner complains that 4th respondent is not accepting land tax in respect of the property comprised of 2 acres 41 cents in resurvey No.149 in block No.77, Kootikkal Village belonging to the petitioner. The petitioner has filed Ext.P2 representation in this regard before the 4th respondent and seeks a direction to the 4th respondent to consider and pass orders on the same expeditiously. Heard the learned Government Pleader also. Ext.P2 has been filed on 28.3.2007. In the above circumstances, the 4th respondent is directed to consider Ext.P2 and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within 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 dvs