Vidya Bharathi Trust, Rep.By v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep.By Its

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED :30.07.2019

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI W.P.No.31471 of 2004 Vidya Bharathi Trust Owning Bharathi Vidyalaya Senior Secondary School Represented by its Trustee, K. Alamelu Perumbakkam, Chennai- 601 302.

..Petitioner vs

1. State of Tamil Nadu Represented by its Secretary, Rural Development Department, Fort St. George, Chennai- 9

2. The President Perumbakkam Panchayat Perumbakkam, Chennai 601 302 Kancheepuram District. .. Respondents Prayer:

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of writ of certiorari to call for the records of the second respondent in her letter dated 21.10.2004 and quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr. C. Ramesh For Respondents : Mrs. K. Bhuvaneswari, AGP

O R D E R

The Writ Petitioner is challenging the property tax imposed by the local panchayat and the prayer was settled before the Full Bench of this Court in the case of The President, K. Vellakulam Panchayat, Kallikudi Chatram, Madurai District Vs. Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Managing Board reported in 2009 5 CTC 289 and Single Bench of this Court in case of Kamadenu Arts and Science Vs. The State of Tamil Nadu. In view of the above nothing survives for further adjudication . https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that during the pendency of the Writ petition, the petitioner paid the property tax; however he sought liberty to file an appropriate application for exemption from payment of property tax before the concerned authority. In view of the limited request made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, liberty is granted to make appropriate application before the appropriate authority for exemption. Writ petition is dismissed with the above observation. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar mrn To, 1.The Secretary, State of Tamil Nadu Rural Development Department, Fort St. George, Chennai- 9 2.The President Perumbakkam Panchayat Perumbakkam, Chennai 601 302 Kancheepuram District.

+2cc to Mr. C. Ramesh, Advocate SR.65307 +1cc to the Government Pleader SR.65919 W.P.No.31471 of 2004 SS(CO) CB(22/10/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/