WRIT TAX No. 686 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:36008-DB Chief Justice's Court Case :- WRIT TAX No. - 686 of 2025 Petitioner :- Sri Akbar Qayyum and another Respondent :- State of Uttar Pradesh and another Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashish Jaiswal, Jawad Tariq Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C., Shyam Mani Shukla Hon'ble Arun Bhansali,Chief Justice Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J. 1. This writ petition, inter alia, has been filed by the petitioners seeking a direction to the respondents to accord benefit of Section 178 of Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1959 in relation to the amount of property tax. 2. Submissions have been made that as the property is not put to use, petitioners are entitled for remission. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents has produced instructions dated 10.03.2025 from Municipal Corporation, Moradabad, inter alia, indicating that for building UID No. 08090518, the next date for hearing on the representation has been fixed on 17.03.2025. The communication has been sent by the Chief Tax Assessment Officer, Municipal Corporation, Moradabad. 4. In view of the fact that the respondents have fixed 17.03.2025 regarding the representation made by the petitioners seeking relief