BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :16.03.2026 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY and W.M.P.(MD) No.5827 of 2026 V.Sowmyanarayanan ... Petitioner Vs The Commissioner, Madurai Corporation, Madurai. ... Respondent PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorari, to call for the records of the impugned demand notice dated 06.08.2025 and the consequential order in Ma5Aa1/005012/2025 dated 17.10.2025 on the file of the respondent and quash the same.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Jaya Vasanthan For Respondent : Mr.F.Deepak Standing Counsel

O R D E R

The writ petition is filed challenging the impugned demand notice dated 06.08.2025 and the consequential order dated 17.10.2025.

2. It is the contention of learned Counsel for the petitioner that originally, when the propery tax revision was made, it was made by taking it into account as a commercial hall. Merely because it is subsequently termed as ‘residential’, the same did not have any impact on the total amount of property tax that is being paid. The hall is also now dilapidated and the property is also facing the risk of being acquire