There is good news for the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) as one more petition against its property tax collection was dismissed by the High Court. Last week, the Bombay High Court (HC) dismissed Namrata Talakokkula's writ petition for which the hearing took place before a bench consisting of Justice SB Shukre and Justice RN Ladda.
Namrata Talakokkula had filed the writ petition in the High Court, challenging the imposition of property tax by the PMC. Advocate Kedar Dighe, representing the corporation, along with senior legal expert Advocate Ashutosh Kumbakoni, presented their arguments in response to the petition.
Petition dismissed on June 7
On June 7, the High Court concluded that the petition filed by Namrata Talakokkula lacked legal merit and factual basis. As a result, the court decided to reject the petition.
On the decision, PMC Commissioner Ganesh Deshmukh said, "Due to the implementation of a 2% monthly penalty for non-payment of property tax, there has been an increase in the number of citizens paying their property tax. From April 1 to May 31, approximately 40 thousand property owners have paid a record amount of 105 crores.”
