Writ challenge to assessment orders over exemption for binded voter lists left open, with appeal liberty and interim protection granted.

A writ petition challenged assessment orders on the asserted exemption of binded voter lists as books, while also seeking protection to pursue the statutory appellate remedy. The HC did not finally decide the merits at this stage, granted time for pleadings, and directed further hearing. It permitted the petitioner to file an appeal and seek waiver of the pre-deposit requirement, and restrained the respondents from taking coercive steps until the limitation period for filing the appeal expired.

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Issues: Whether the writ petition challenging the assessment orders required interim consideration on the asserted exemption of binded voter lists as books, and whether the petitioner should be left free to pursue the statutory appeal with protection against coercive action.

Outcome: The petition was not finally adjudicated at this stage; time was granted for pleadings, the matter was directed to be listed for further hearing, the petitioner was permitted to file an appeal and seek waiver of the pre-deposit requirement, and the respondents were restrained from taking coercive steps till the limitation for appeal expired.

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