JUDGMENT

1.The petitioner has approached this Court with the following prayers:-

“i)to issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate Writ or order or direction calling for the records leading to Ext.P3 and quash the same.

ii) to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or order or direction directing respondents 1 to 3 to effect mutation of the property covered by Ext.P1 and to accept basic tax from the petitioner in respect of the property within a time frame to be fixed by this Hon'ble Court.”

2.Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader.

3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has purchased the property by Exhibit P1 sale deed and had made applications before the 1st respondent for effecting mutation and for acceptance of basic tax. The same W.P.(C).No18164/18 has been rejected by Exhibit P3 stating that there is a suit pending in respect of the property as O.S.No.17/2018 before the Munsiff Magistrate's Court, Pattambi and I.A.No.130/2018 is also pending. It is stated that till the suit is finally decided, mutation cannot be effected.

4. The petitioner has produced the order of the Munsiffs'

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