Santhosh N.G vs The District Collector, Palakkad

Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 6526 Ker
Judgement Date : 8 June, 2022

Kerala High Court
Santhosh N.G vs The District Collector, Palakkad on 8 June, 2022
               IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
                               PRESENT
                 THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI
     WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF JUNE 2022 / 18TH JYAISHTA, 1944
                       WP(C) NO. 15498 OF 2022


PETITIONER:

          SANTHOSH N.G.,
          AGED 48 YEARS
          S/O. LATE GOPALAN NAIR,
          RESIDING AT NEYANTHALA HOUSE,
          PUNJAPPADAM P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT,
          PIN : 678633,
          PRESENTLY RESIDING AT HOUSE NO.15,
          1ST MAIN ROAD, BASAVESWAR NILAYAM,
          DASAR HALLY, BANGALORE NORTH,
          KARNATAKA, PIN : 560056.

          BY ADVS.
          V.H.JASMINE
          JESWIN P.VARGHESE
          REETHU JACOB



RESPONDENTS:

    1     THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKAD,
          COLLECTORATE, KENATHUPARAMBU,
          KUNATHURMEDU, PALAKKAD, PIN : 678013.

    2     TAHSILDAR,
          TALUK OFFICE, OTTAPPALAM,
          Q9CJ + J2M, OTTAPPALAM,
          PALAKKAD, PIN : 679101.

    3     TAHSILDAR (L.R.),
          TALUK OFFICE, OTTAPPALAM,
          Q9CJ + J2M, OTTAPPALAM,
          PALAKKAD, PIN : 679101.

    4     VILLAGE OFFICER,
          VILLAGE OFFICE, POOKKOTTUKAVU,
          VADAKKUMTHARA, PALAKKAD DISTRICT,
          PIN : 678001.
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     5       TALUK SURVEYOR,
             TALUK OFFICE, OTTAPPALAM,
             Q9CJ + J2M, OTTAPPALAM,
             PALAKKAD, PIN : 679101.

             SRI. BIMAL K. NATH, SR. GOVT. PLEADER


      THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION
ON   08.06.2022,   THE   COURT   ON   THE   SAME   DAY   DELIVERED   THE
FOLLOWING:
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                            T.R. RAVI, J.
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                    W. P. (C). No. 15498 of 2022
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                Dated this the 8th day of June, 2022

                             JUDGMENT

Admit. Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents.

2. The grievance of the petitioner is that basic tax is not being received from the petitioner. According to the petitioner, he got the title of the property on the basis of Ext.P1 Partition Deed.

It is submitted that tax is not being received from 2017-18 onwards. The petitioner has preferred Ext.P8 application before the 3rd respondent.

The writ petition is hence disposed of directing the 3 rd respondent to take up Ext.P8 application and dispose of the same after hearing the petitioner within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment.

Sd/-

T.R. RAVI JUDGE Pn WP(C) NO. 15498 OF 2022 4 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 15498/2022 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE PARTITION DEED NO. 1571/ 2016 DATED 25.05.2016 OF THE S.R.O., KADAMBAZHIPPURAM, PALAKKAD DISTRICT.

Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE TAX RECEIPT ISSUED BY THE VILLAGE OFFICER, VILLAGE OFFICE, POOKKOTTUKAVU BEARING NO.7723942 DATED 28.03.2017 UNDER THANDAPER NO.2970 OF THE VILLAGE OFFICE, POOKKOTTUKAVU.

Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE E.C. NO.1692/2022 DATED 24.02.2022 ISSUED BY THE S.R.O., KADAMBAZHIPPURAM FOR A PERIOD OF 32 YEARS.

Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF APPLICATION DATED 20.07.2021 SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT.

Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF RECEIPT DATED 22.07.2021 ISSUED FROM TALUK OFFICE, OTTAPPALAM.

Exhibit P6 TRUE COPY OF APPLICATION DATED 04.11.2021 SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT.

Exhibit P7 TRUE COPY OF APPLICATION DATED 03.1.2022 SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT.

Exhibit P8 TRUE COPY OF APPLICATION DATED 19.04.2022 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT.

Exhibit P9 TRUE COPY OF RECEIPT NO.2840/9/400 DATED 19.04.2022 ISSUED FROM THE TALUK OFFICE, OTTAPPALAM.

WP(C) NO. 15498 OF 2022 5 Exhibit P10 TRUE COPY OF TAX RECEIPT ISSUED BY THE VILLAGE OFFICER, POOKKOTTUKAVU BEARING NO.7843709 DATED 07.08.2015 UNDER THANDAPPER NO.458, 2970, 2971, 2969.

Exhibit P11 TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGE OF BASIC TAX REGISTER WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPERTY OF PETITIONER'S ANCESTORS IS ISSUED BY THE VILLAGE OFFICER, POOKKOTTUKAVU.

Exhibit P11 (A) TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGE OF BASIC TAX REGISTER WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPERTY OF PETITIONERS, ANCESTORS IS ISSUED BY THE VILLAGE OFFICER, POOKKOTTUKAVU.

Exhibit P12 TRUE COPY OF FMB REGISTER ISSUED BY THE VILLAGE OFFICER, POOKKOTTUPADAM.