Patna High CourtCWJC/224/2015disposed

Kunti Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

2015-02-12Mr. Justice Jyoti Saran2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.224 of 2015 ====================================================== Kunti Devi, wife of Bhuneshwar Lal, resident of village- Devisarai, Ward No. 21, P.O.- Maghra, P.S.- Deepnagar, District- Nalanda. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Nagar Vikash Bibhag, Patna.

2. The Nagar Aayukta, Biharsharif Municipal Corporation, P.S.- Bihar, District- Nalanda.

3. The Revenue Officer cum Tax Daroga, Biharsharif Municipal Corporation, P.S.- Bihar, District- Nalanda.

.... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anil Chandra For the Respondent/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, AC to AAG-12 For Municipal Corporation: Mr. Gyan Prakash Ojha, Advocate with Mr. Kanchan Srivastava ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 12-02-2015 Learned counsel for the parties are present.

The petitioner has prayed for recalculation of municipal tax as per the actual area of his residential house. Mr. Gyan Prakash Ojha, learned counsel appearing for the Municipal Corporation submits that for the nature of grievance the petitioner should approach the Municipal Commissioner, Biharsharif who would be the appropriate statutory authority to consider the grievance of the petitioner and pass appropriate order.

In the nature of grievance as taken note of hereinabove the writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to raise his grievance before the Municipal

Patna High Court CWJC No.224 of 2015 (2) dt.12-02-2015 Commissioner, Biharsharif along with the supportive documents and whereupon the Municipal Commissioner shall consider and dispose of the same in accordance with law and after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner expeditiously and preferably within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation.

(Jyoti Saran, J) SKPathak/- U