High Court Karnataka High Court

N Ramabasappa vs Chief Executive Officer on 11 August, 2009

Karnataka High Court
N Ramabasappa vs Chief Executive Officer on 11 August, 2009
Author: Ram Mohan Reddy
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BA.1'fGAL{ORE

DA'I'E.£) THIS THE' 11th DAY op' AUGUST, 

BEFORE

THE HoN'BLE: MRJUSTICIE EAR-1_MG PiAN" RE'}3DY  

WRIT PETITEON No. 155693QF'32Oi)7 _

BETWEEN

N RAMABASAPi"A _  : _  '. .
S10 NANDEESHWARAPP3~. ' _ 1. 1
51 YEARS, OCC AGRIcUL'rUR:S'3' :
R/O SHIVAKRUPAVNILAYPL'f ' 
KARAHALLI \'ILL>.'\{}E ._ "

TQ DEvANAHALLi;jL__._V_ ~ 4 _   
DIS? BAN GALQR,e;"'RuRAL;i'.-- " . V-

... PET'I'§'lONER

(By M/3 : 'ALMT 1,£.f.GAL,"€;i§1. RAMESH WQDEYAR, ADV )

    ..... 

OFFICER

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. BANGALORE RURAL ZILLA PANCHAYATH
KlfI3NiPEGO’UDA ROAD
BAi’fiGALGRE~560009

* L 1- 4. u SECRETARY

— ..=KARA§~IALLI GRAM PANCHAYATH
AT’ KARAHALLI, TQ: DEVANAHALLE
ms? BANGALCJRE RURAL
RESPONDEENTS

(8); Sn: G RAMACHANDRAPPA, ADV ma R2 }

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provides for tax on lands not subject to _

assessment at the maximum rate of v ‘V

annum for every 100 sq.mtr. “ef'”1evy

controlled by the Péfiei’iayatf: *

Panchayat Taxes and Fees) short the
Ruies. Chapter 11 of the prmedexe
for levying taxes on requiring the
Grama ievy taxes and
3 resoiution by
notice board, etc; Rule 4

pmvides fer levy of taxes and fees under

subseetien “~e:f_____$ee£:i0n 199 of the Act; Rule 5

of tax and Ruie 6 exemption, Ruie 7′

ijrevieies’ jgyfepazfizg an assessment iist: and Ruie 8

exteufxds” oppertunity by way of objections to the

A V.:eja.ss;essment list; Rule 9 is ibr inspection of assessment

iist, whiie Rule 10 reiates to authentication ei’

‘ assessment ii-st. Rule 39 provides for an appeal unéer

Seefion 20}. to lie to the Zilia Panchayat, in respect of

:;a.£ »

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either prescribed by the ruie or set out in

‘I’herefo;’e, the foundation of the petitioner’s _

his self assessment requires to be aecep_ted,. }egs ~ V. ‘V

to stand, in law and as a ecéjlsequenee; the

preferred te the Zilia Panehayat finder’ *

Rules, was incompetent hsive been
entertained. The Annexure~A
though makes claim of the
petitioner, _ the correct

decisien te3’di.sije’ifs;~’,s”tl1etV :-1;j)’;)ea1.

_ 3;. €iXeI’CiSe Of the petitioner to seek self

”’–assessment of on the imrnovabie properties

on the premise that the State

had issued a eireuiar (it. 24.5.2003

A’ ‘ V’fi.Annexu.re»C, in my considered opinion is miseoneeived.

. «’Neif:her the State Government nor an authority or any

-»Depar’a:11eI:t of the State, are empowered either under

the Act or the Ruies to issue Circulars reiatmg te self

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assessment of tax over the lands and b11i1d:§r:g§V’:

within the territorial jurisdiction of (}ra:1;;:1a _” .,

it is the Act and the Ruies a1en6:::,fl’:a’ip:;9eveii-..

matter ofassessment of ¥:)zV1j1¢i}4’ings’£a;”jd land:-§’Vat_”‘ ;

the hands of the Grama V

4. If the e”i5.’:g;1.’}€;}::}ayat makes a
demand. for gafixient V’ and if the
petitioner is’ V€i:f£A1e;~ftioI_1 the same in an
ap;)1″op;’ia”i;e.’VI”§§§;’.z;1l. event, the Grama
Pmnheyat’ er’ ,eo.n&”deri:1g the paitionefs

appeal/0bjec:ti_on,sV s}};’:_é’JI’~*”»LVnot. be influenced by the

v fi£K3§ef3(gs»_A–.efeeQrdeei order Armexure-A of the Chief

Ziiia Panehayat

mi: petitioil is, aeeordirgly rejected.

1 Sd/-

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