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2018 (11) TMI 1856

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..... W.P.No.25872 of 2003, challenging the demand notice dated 24.02.2003 as well as a communication that the petitioner is not exempted from payment of property tax under section 101(E) of the Madras City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919. The said writ petition was disposed of on 02.07.2018 by directing the Commissioner of Corporation of Chennai to consider the request of the petitioner seeking for ex .....

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..... espondent for passing order on merits and in accordance with law, after giving due opportunity of hearing to the petitioner - petition allowed by way of remand. - W.P. No. 28626 of 2018 and W.M.P. No. 33411 of 2018 - - - Dated:- 1-11-2018 - Hon'ble Mr. Justice K. Ravichandrabaabu For the Petitioner : Mr. P.B. Balaji For the Respondents : Mr. T.C. Gopalakrishnan, Standing Counsel .....

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..... the 2nd respondent, being the Deputy Commissioner, is not entitled to pass the impugned order. 5. On the other hand, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents submitted that the Commissioner is empowered to delegate his power to the Deputy Commissioner and therefore, the second respondent has rightly passed the impugned order, based on such delegated power. 6. It is seen th .....

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..... ndents that the Commissioner has power to delegate the exercise to be done by the Deputy Commissioner, that could be done only under normal circumstances and not when a specific direction was issued by this Court as stated supra. Therefore, it is for the Commissioner to pass an order as directed by this Court and not the Deputy Commissioner as has been done in this case. Therefore, on this short g .....

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