Amala Annai Matriculation v. The Government Of Tamil Nadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 09.10.2017

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE V.BHAVANI SUBBAROYAN W.A(MD) No.531 of 2016 and C.M.P(MD)No.3790 of 2016 Amala Annai Matriculation Higher Secondary School, represented by its Correspondent, Pon.Pudupatti-622408, Pudukkottai District.

.. Appellant/petitioner -vs1.The Government of Tamil Nadu, represented by its Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector, Pudukkottai District, Pudukkottai.

3.The Block Development Officer (Village Panchayat), Block Development Office, Ponnamaravathy, Pudukkottai District.

4.The President/Executive Authority, Thottiyampatti Panchayat, Ponnamaravathy, Pudukkottai District.

...Respondents/Respondents

PRAYER: Writ Appeal is filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patents Act, to set aside the order dated 09.11.2011 made in W.P(MD) No.2161 of 2011 and allow this writ appeal.

Prayer in WP(MD). 2161/ 2011 :

Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to the https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Amendment to Rule 15(1)(c) of the Tamil nadu Village Panchayats (Assessment and collection of Taxes) Rules 1999, vide G.O.Ms.No38, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (PR1) Dept. dated 05/03/08, on the file of the 1st respondent and the consequential demand notice dated 27/01/2011 for a payment of Rs.1,51,238/- as House tax and Library cess for Door.Nos. 659 1A,4A,5A, in ward no. 1 in Form 1, by Assessment No. 1816, on the file of the 4th respondent, and quash them in so far as the petitioner school is concerned, and direct the respondents to grant exemption for the payment of House tax to the petitioner school.

For Appellant :

Mr.V.John Kennedy For R1 to R3 :

Mr.M.Murugan Govt. Advocate For R4 : Mr.R.Karthikeyan

JUDGMENT

[Judgment of the Court was made by K.KALYANASUNDARAM,J.] The learned counsel appearing for the appellant seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ appeal and he has also made an endorsement to that effect.

2. In view of the endorsement made by the learned counsel appearing for the appellant, this Writ Appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is also closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(T&P) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar.

To 1.The Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

2.The District Collector, Pudukkottai District, Pudukkottai. 3.The Block Development Officer (Village Panchayat), Block Development Office,Ponnamaravathy, Pudukkottai District. 4.The President/Executive Authority, Thottiyampatti Panchayat, Ponnamaravathy,Pudukkottai District.

+1CC to the Special Government Pleader SR.No.82026 W.A(MD) No.531 of 2016 09.10.2017 am AM/SV MMS/SAR 1/25.10.2017/2P/6C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/