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Madras High CourtWP/33976/2003dismissed

Intermission Industries v. 1.The State Of Tamilnadu Rep.

2017-08-22Honourable Mr Justice S. Vaidyanathan3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 22.08.2017

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.VAIDYANATHAN W.P.No.33976 of 2003 and W.P.M.P.No.41171 of 2003 Intermission Industrial Development Association, rep., by its President, T. Jothi Pandian, No.40, M.G.Ramachandran Road, Chennai 600 090 .. Petitioner Vs.

1) The State of Tamil Nadu rep., by its Secretary, Revenue Department, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2) The Principal Commissioner and Commissioner for Land Reforms, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.

3) The Director of Urban Land Ceiling and Urban Land Tax, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.

4) The Assistant Commissioner of Urban Land Tax, Alandur, Chennai 600 088.

5) The Tahsildar(ULT) Tambaram West, Chennai 600 045

6) The Tahsildar, Tambaram, Chennai 600 045 .. Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the order of the 1st respondent passed in letter No.327/Revenue/ULT3-1) Department dated 9.07.2003, quash the same and consequently direct the 1st respondent to treat the petitioner society as one falling within the ambit of Section 29 of the Tamil Nadu Urban Land Tax Act, 1966 and consequently is not liable to pay urban

Land Tax in view of the provision contained in Section 29 in respect of its properties as claimed in the Petitioner's representation dated 04.10.1995.

For Petitioner :

Ms.P.Mahalakshmi For Respondents:

Mr.Akhil Akbar Ali, Government Advocate.

ORDER

The petitioner has come forward seeking to call for the records relating to the order of the 1st respondent passed in letter No.327/Revenue/ULT3-1) Department dated 9.07.2003 and quash the same and consequently issue direction to the 1st respondent to treat the petitioner society as one, falling within the ambit of Section 29 of the Tamil Nadu Urban Land Tax Act, 1966 and consequently is not liable to pay urban Land Tax in view of the provision contained in Section 29 in respect of its properties as claimed in the Petitioner's representation dated 04.10.1995.

2. Today (22.08.2017), when the writ petition is taken up for hearing, Ms.P.Mahalakshmi, learned counsel for the petitioner represented that there is no instructions from the petitioner's side and hence made an endorsement in the writ petition to that effect.

3. In view of the endorsement made, this Writ Petition is dismissed for want of instructions. No costs. Consequently, connected W.P.M.P.No.41171 of 2003 is closed. Sd/- Asst.Registrar (CS III ) /true copy/ Sub Asst. Registrar To:

1) Secretary, Revenue Department, State of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

2) The Principal Commissioner and Commissioner for Land Reforms, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.

3) The Director of Urban Land Ceiling and Urban Land Tax, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005.

4) The Assistant Commissioner of Urban Land Tax, Alandur, Chennai 600 088.

5) The Tahsildar (ULT) Tambaram West, Chennai 600 045

6) The Tahsildar, Tambaram, Chennai 600 045 Order in W.P.No.33976 of 2003 SVI(CO) NR 25/10/2017