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Jagannath S/O Gurunath Meharwade vs Hubli-Dharwad Municipal … on 9 September, 2008

Karnataka High Court
Jagannath S/O Gurunath Meharwade vs Hubli-Dharwad Municipal … on 9 September, 2008
Author: K.Ramanna
 

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Hubli ''  4' . '   ..    Petitioner

(By  shgipad  Associates, Advs)

H:.;ti}i¢.DVhj  -- Corporation
Rep'-by-its Coxigznissioncr

    Respondent

%[ -(By Srzi. R" Ghevadhar, Adv)

 . Tfuis petition is filed under Section 115 cm against the

 ju_d.g:m€::i1: and order dated 27~9--»20(}6 passed in Misc.Appca1

 .._N'o.6(3/2003 on the file of the I Add1.Dist:rict Judge, Dharwad

 _ ...5ir1;ing at Hubli dismissing the Miscfippcal as barred by
"'-__li;initatio11.

This petition coming on for hearing this day, the Court

V. made: the following:

   



ORDER

This petition is filed by the ipetitioneti tin-.

judgment and order dated 27j9–20{56.__

No.60/2003 on the file of mc’1’1tA;&a1.Di§n-igt ~tJu:igue;VV>4’Vf)’hs1wad’V’

sitfing at E-Iubii and also setjasidte ‘ ‘ihe~”tesolutio;n
No.2841, Subject No.26″”‘dafah’teei by the
Standing Commtttee of

2. {the owner of house
property Anandnagar Main
Road, “of house tax, the respondent

has of the peti1:ione1’s property at

Rs.3t’:§.t;)CI(9″)f.– stood at Rs.4,800/-. Thezefore, the

a notice dated 28~3–1996 demanding the

Rs. 11,247/- on the ratable value of

t _Rs.36′;f)O0.;’4p,’n’e The petitioner has addressed a letter dated

Z. to the Comm1’ss?:oner, Hubli Dharwad City

stating that during the previous year, he has paid

Vtheuiannual tax of Rs.1,523/- at the ratable value of Rs.4,80()/-

sought reduction in the proposed annual tax. He also

filed a representation before the Standing Committee

chaflengng the notice dated 28-3-1996 , accordingly resolution

No.2841 was passed by the Standing V’
2900 oonfixming the tax assessedv.-b’yo~–t11e Bio
respect of petitionefs property. ”

Misc.Appeal No.60] 2003 befoIe–f}ire_ V

Dharwad sitting at Hubli the atioi7esa1b..:iesolufion
passed by the Standifigit T the respondent
Corporation, which gppeai’ eaetie V mixed Hence, this

appeal’ _. .4 4. K ..

3. Municipal
CoIpoI’a’i%vivons_1ies’ to the District Court having
ju;risdictioii1,._ taken by the Standing

Commitieef Iii prefer the appeal before the District

iviudgue’, vpa’ iiiii dirty is expected to deposit the admitted

herein has not deposited the adinitted tax.

Witiciozit the said admitted tax, he cannot prosecute

” chaliengng the order passed by the Standing
Therefore, the Court beiow is right in dismissing

K appeal holding that appellant has not complied with the

:.”m.a:odatory provisions of the Rule 19 of the Karnataka

Municipal Corporations Taxation Rules. Further the Court
below is right in holding that there is a delay in fiiing the

appeal which has not been properly explained. Admittedly the

Standing Committee passed a resolution dated

No.2841 confimfing the notice sent the ”

the appeal came to be filed only 03:; “t’;’:1_¢

result of the Standing ‘hee1: S1=;£:tV,VVtr$ L’

appellant on 8-5200} itself. seriously
disputed by the pefifiofifi4;” %’%SPfi¥i#§.eflt’COI’P0rafiOfl by
takixxg inte CO31SidACI’a1iOI},.Q1:t.’: by it to the
peti1:iont’:r’s the Standing
Committee ‘V J has passed a
detailed The Court below
by mlying on tiie in ILR 2001 KAR. 262 «$5
20001 KCCB 228, the appeal. There are

nc}:’:g;ii)a.1;d§s Eiixtcifcrc send” order. Hence, the appeal

35/:

Iudgfi

is dis21::_..iéscd.= ~ ”