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DMK chairperson of Alangulam Town Panchayat M. Sudha, who was disqualified from the station recently, was recovered to person not paid the spot taxation for 7 holdings she owns wrong Alangulam municipality panchayat jurisdiction earlier the deadline.
After DMK chairperson of Alangulam Town Panchayat M. Sudha, who was elected to the assembly from ward 7 of the municipality civic body, failed to wage earlier the stipulated deadline the taxes payable to the section assemblage for 8 properties she owns wrong the Alangulam Town Panchayat jurisdiction for the year, the municipality panchyat medication had sent notices to her connected December 7, 2022 and again connected March 3, 2023 asking her to wide the dues.
The 3rd announcement was sent to Ms. Sudha connected April 10, 2023, but the latest announcement was besides reportedly not honoured.
The spot taxation for the archetypal fractional of 2022 – 2023 should person been paid connected oregon earlier September 30, 2022 and the taxation for the 2nd fractional of 2022 – 2023 by March 31, 2023. However, taxes for 7 properties were not paid earlier the stipulated deadline portion spot taxation for 1 spot was paid properly.
When Councillor S. N. Subhash Chandrabose of ward 9 came to cognize astir the non-payment of spot taxation by Ms. Sudha earlier the deadline, helium filed a ailment with Tamil Nadu Local Bodies Ombudsman connected July 10, 2023 seeking her disqualification. Following inquiry, the Ombudsman sent its findings to Director of Town Panchayats for due enactment arsenic the spot proprietor did not wage the taxation earlier the deadline.
As determination was nary further enactment connected his complaint, Mr. Subhash Chandra Bose filed a petition successful the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court which directed connected October 15, 2024 the Director of Town Panchayats to instrumentality due enactment against Ms. Sudha wrong 3 months based connected the Ombudsman’s findings. Subsequently, the Director of Town Panchayats instructed the Executive Officer of Alangulam Town Panchayat to initiate the disqualification proceedings aft seeking mentation from Ms. Sudha.
Meanwhile, Mr. Subhash Chandra Bose filed ‘contempt petition’ successful the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court again seeking enactment against the Director of Town Panchayats and others for delaying the enactment against municipality panchayat chairperson.
As the mentation from the defaulter for not paying the spot taxation earlier the stipulated deadline was not acceptable, Ms. Sudha was disqualified from the station of chairperson of Alangulam Town Panchayat, said Executive Officer (In-Charge) G. Venkata Gopu.
