Mumtaj Begam. S v. The Principal Secretary

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 18.10.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI S.Mumtaj Begam ... Petitioner in WP(MD)No.23954 of 2023 P.Senthil Kumar ... Petitioner in WP(MD)No.24044 of 2023 Vs 1.The Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Tamil Nadu Government, St.George Fort, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai.

3.The Commissioner, Madurai Corporation, Madurai.

4.The Tahsildar, Madurai North, Madurai -2.

5.The Executive Engineer, Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Ellis Nagar, Madurai - 625 016.

... Respondents in both WPs 1/5

COMMON PRAYER: Writ Petitions are filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 5 to assess the property tax, sewerage tax, water tax for the petitioner's houses properties according to the guidelines of the Government for the area classified as Poramboke land situated at D.Nos.190 and 213, NSK Nagar, 2nd street, Jaihindpuram, Madurai based on the representation dated 18.02.2023 and 22.09.2023 within the time frame fixed by this Court.

For petitioner : Mr.P.Ranjith Kumar in both WPs For Respondent : Mr.M.Sarangan, Nos.1,2 and 4 Additional Government Pleader in WP(MD)No.23954 of 2023 : Mr.P.T.Thiraviyam, Government Advocate in WP(MD)No.24044 of 2023 For Respondent : Mr.S.Vinayak No.4 in WP(MD)No.23954 of 2023 : Mr.K.K.Kannan in WP(MD)No.24044 of 2023 COMMON ORDER These writ petitions are filed for a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to asses the tax for the petitioners' properties based on their representations. 2/5

2.When these writ petitions are taken up for hearing the learned Counsel appearing for the respondent Corporation submitted that the petitioners' representations were duly considered and they were rejected by order dated 17.10.2023.

3.In view of the subsequent developments, these writ petitions are closed with liberty to the petitioners to work out their remedy in the manner known to law. No costs. 18.10.2023 dsk 3/5

To 1.The Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Tamil Nadu Government, St.George Fort, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai.

3.The Commissioner, Madurai Corporation, Madurai.

4.The Tahsildar, Madurai North, Madurai -2.

5.The Executive Engineer, Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Ellis Nagar, Madurai - 625 016.

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B.PUGALENDHI, J.

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