A party aggrieved by a notice may appeal to higher authorities if the notice is issued without jurisdiction or is based on non-existent statutes.

JUDGMENT

This writ petition is filed seeking the following reliefs:

“(i) declare that Ext.P6 notice No. HI/SGN/190/25 dated 18/11/2025 issued by the 5th respondent is illegal, unconstitutional and nonest in the eye of law;

(ii) issue a writ in the nature of certiorari or any other writ, direction or order calling for the records leading to Ext. P6 and quash the same;

(iii) issue a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other writ, direction or order directing respondents 4 and 5 not to proceed with the Ext. P6 Notice;

(iv) dispense with the translation of the documents produced in the vernacular language;

(v) issue such other, writ direction or order as deemed fit in the circumstances.”

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2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Standing Counsel and the learned Government Pleader also. The manner in which this writ petition is going to be disposed of, no notice is necessary to the party respondent. If the party respondent is aggrieved by any of the directions issued by this Court, the party respondent is free to approach this Court by filing a review petition.

3. The petitioner is aggrieved by Ext.P6 notice issued by the 5^th respondent. According to the petitioner, the 5^th respondent has no jurisdiction to issue such a notice. The provision quoted in Ext.P6 is not in existence, is the submission of the petitioner. Admittedly, the petitioner filed Ext.P8 before the District Collector against Ext.P6 notice. If that is the case, there can be a direction to consider the same by the District Collector, and till then, further proceedings based on Ext.P6 shall be kept in abeyance. The District collector will consider the contentions of the petitioner that the Corporation has no jurisdiction to issue such a notice and the notice is issued based on a non-existence provision.

Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with the following directions:

i) The 2^nd respondent is directed to consider Ext.P8, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and the affected parties, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

ii) Till final orders are passed in Ext.P8, all further proceedings based on Ext.P6 shall be kept in abeyance Sd/-