The petitioner seeks for a Mandamus directing the respondent to transfer the House Tax Assessment in the name of the petitioner in respect of the property situated at Door Nos.154, 154/1, Seethakathi Middle Street, Sivakasi.
2.After notice, when this matter is taken up today for further hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the respondent Municipality, based on instructions, submitted that already the request of the petitioner was rejected by issuing a communication dated 24.11.2016 and the said communication has not been challenged so far. Therefore, it is for the petitioner to challenge the said proceedings issued by the respondent in a manner known to law. Without doing so, the present writ petition filed only for issuance of a writ of Mandamus, cannot be maintained.
3.Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of without expressing any view on the claim made by the petitioner, however, with liberty to the petitioner to challenge the said proceedings, dated 24.11.2016. No costs.
To The Commisioner, Sivakasi Municipality, Sivakasi, Virudhunagar District.
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