Madras High Court
WP/41304/2026 of K Anand Vs The Commissioner on 26 October 2026
WP No. 41304 of 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 26-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY
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AND
WMP NO. 46340 OF 2026
K Anand
S/o. Late S.Kannan
No.18, Venkada Iyer Street,
Mannady, Chennai-600001
..Petitioner(s)
Vs
1. The Commissioner
Greater Chennai Corporation,
Ripon Buildings, Chennai-600003
2. The Assistant Commissioner, Senior Grade, Zone-V, Greater Chennai Corporation, No.62, Basin Bridge Road, Old Washermenpet,
3. The Managing Director
Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and
Sewerage Board, No.75, Santhome High Road, M.R.C. Nagar, R.A.Puram, Chennai -600 028
4. The Special Tahsildar Revenue Recovery Officer, Area-V, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, No.1, M.C. Road, Old Washermenpet,
Chennai-600021.
5. The Accounts Officer V
Area-V, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board,1, M.C. Road, Old Washermenpet, Chennai 600021
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6. The Depot Manager
CMWSSB,Division/Ward 59,
Park Town, Chennai 600 003
7. The Assistant Engineer
Assistant Engineer, Ward/Depot
No.56,CMWSSB, Govindappa Street,
Chennai 600 001.
..Respondent(s)
Prayer:
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st and 2nd Respondents to consider and dispose of the petitioners appeal/objection dated 03.02.2025 and subsequent representations dated 18.02.2025, 04.03.2025, 08.07.2026 and 06.08.2026, after conducting physical inspection of the property bearing Assessment No. 05-056-02697-000, affording the petitioner an opportunity of personal hearing and determining the actual assessment particulars in accordance with law, and thereafter pass a reasoned order determining the Annual Value and property tax payable, and consequently direct the 3rd and 5th Respondents, to reassess the consequential Water Tax and Sewerage Tax in Accordance with such determination For Petitioner(s):
Mr.S.Manasa, for Mr.V.Lakshminarayanan
For Respondent(s):
Mr.S.Gopinathan, St.counsel, for R1 & 2
Mr.M.Vinoth, St.counsel for R3 to 7
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This writ petition has been filed to direct the respondent to consider and dispose of the petitioner’s appeal/objection dated 03.02.2025 and subsequent representations dated 18.02.2025, 04.03.2025, 08.07.2026 & 06.08.2026.
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2. Mr.S.Gopinathan, learned Standing counsel, takes notice on behalf of the respondents 1 & 2 and Mr.M.Vinoth, learned Standing counsel, takes notice on behalf of the respondents 3 to 7.
3. By consent of the parties, the main writ petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself.
4. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that in this case, the petitioner filed an appeal/objection dated 03.02.2025 before the 2nd respondent, against the erroneous property tax assessment. However, the said appeal/objection was not at all considered by the respondent till date. Hence, this petition.
5. In reply, the learned counsel for the respondent would submit that the petitioner’s appeal/objection will be disposed of within a period of 4 weeks and hence, he requests this Court to pass appropriate orders.
6. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the respondents and also perused the entire materials available on record.
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7. In view of the above, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the matter, this Court directs the 2nd respondent to consider the appeal/objection of the petitioner dated 03.02.2025 and after providing sufficient opportunities to the petitioner, dispose of the same, on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of 4 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
8. With the above directions, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is also closed. 26-10-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No nsa To
1. The Commissioner Greater Chennai Corporation, Ripon Buildings, Chennai-600003
2. The Assistant Commissioner, Senior Grade, Zone-V, Greater Chennai Corporation, No.62, Basin Bridge Road, Old Washermenpet,
3. The Managing Director Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, No.75, Santhome High Road, M.R.C. Nagar, R.A.Puram, Chennai -600 028
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4. The Special Tahsildar Revenue Recovery Officer, Area-V, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, No.1, M.C. Road, Old Washermenpet, Chennai-600021.
5. The Accounts Officer V Area-V, Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board,1, M.C. Road, Old Washermenpet, Chennai 600021
6. The Depot Manager CMWSSB,Division/Ward 59, Park Town, Chennai 600 003
7. The Assistant Engineer Assistant Engineer, Ward/Depot No.56,CMWSSB, Govindappa Street, Chennai 600 001.
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KRISHNAN RAMASAMY J. nsa WP No. 41304 of 2026 AND WMP NO. 46340 OF 2026 26-10-2026