2025:KER:27003 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D. K. SINGH FRIDAY, THE 28TH DAY OF MARCH 2025 / 7TH CHAITHRA, 1947 CON.CASE(C) NO. 503 OF 2025 AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT DATED IN WP(C) NO.10827 OF 2024 OF HIGH COURT OF KERALA PETITIONER(S)/PETTIONER: V.C FRANCIS AGED 75 YEARS VALIYAVEETTIL HOUSE, SHORNUR P.O, PIN – 679121. BY ADV LEO GEORGE RESPONDENT (S) / THIRD RESPONDENT : K.RAJESH AGED 46 YEARS WORKING AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE FOR FINANCE, OTTAPALAM MUNICIPALITY, PIN – 679101. BY ADVS. VINOD MADHAVAN M.V.BOSE(K/8/1967) DEVI P.(K/643/2013) SANIYA C.V.(K/749/2021) MONISHA BABU(K/001974/2024) THIS CONTEMPT OF COURT CASE (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28.03.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:27003 CON.CASE(C) NO. 503 OF 2025 2 J U D G M E N T Dated this the 28th day of March, 2025 The present Contempt Case has been filed alleging non compliance and wilful disobedience of the judgment dated 11.04.2024 passed in Writ Petition (C) No. 10827 of 2024. 2. This Court, while disposing of the said writ petition, in paragraph No. 7 observed as under; “Whether the appeal is maintainable against the revision of property tax or not, the said issue has to be decided by the Standing Committee and not by the Office. In view thereof, the present writ petition is disposed of with direction to the 3rd respondent to take up the appeal in Exhibit P-5 for consideration and decide the same in accordance with the law after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner expeditiously, preferably within a period of two months.” In compliance of the said judgment, the appeal in Ext.P5 has been disposed of on 01.03.2025 and that decision has been placed on record as Annexure A4 in the additional affidavit. In view thereof, nothing survives in this Contempt 2025:KER:27003 CON.CASE(C) NO. 503 OF 2025 3 case, and the same shall be closed. However, if the petitioner is aggrieved by the said decision on appeal, the petitioner may take recourse to the appropriate remedy as may be available to him under the law. Thus, the present Contempt Case is closed. Sd/- D. K. SINGH JUDGE mea 2025:KER:27003 CON.CASE(C) NO. 503 OF 2025 4 APPENDIX OF CON.CASE(C) 503/2025 PETITIONER ANNEXURES Annexure A1 CERTIFIED COPY OF JUDGMENT IN WP(C)NO. 10827 OF 2024 DATED 11.04.2024 Annexure A2 A true copy of Communication issued by the Secretary of the Ottapalam Municipality to the petitioner dated 17.02.2025 Annexure A3 True copy of the Details of the members of the Standing Committees of the Ottapalam Municipality as downloaded from the official website of Local Self Government Department of the Government of Kerala dated nil Annexure A4 True copy of the order issued by the Chairman. Standing committee for finance ottapalam Municipality dated 01.03.2025 RESPONDENT ANNEXURES Annexure R 1 A true copy of the note sheet truly and correctly maintained by the Municipality in the ordinary course of the business,dated nil