Re: Excessive house tax demand by Lingeswar nagar panchayat, Tirupati rural.

[Helping Hands Foundation]

Date: 19.03.2026

Subject: Required Information and Guidance Strategy Regarding House Tax Discrepancy (Flats 103 & 301)

Dear Mr Chandra Kumar ji,

We have carefully reviewed your representation dated 16.03.2026 regarding the abrupt house tax enhancements for your properties (Flats 103 and 301, Sree Rishi Elite Apartment, Lingeswar Nagar Panchayat).

To ensure absolute clarity on how we will assist you, we want to share the core strategy of the Helping Hands Foundation (HHF). We operate on the principle of "Instead of giving a person a fish, teach them how to catch it themselves." Our goal is to empower you to become self-reliant in resolving this issue systematically.

Please note the following boundaries of our assistance:

·        Zero Financial Involvement: HHF provides all its services entirely free of charge. We do not maintain bank accounts, collect fees, or engage in any financial transactions whatsoever.

·        Advisory Role: We will not act as direct legal representatives. Instead, our subject matter experts will guide you step-by-step, help you draft the necessary official communications (such as formal emails to officials or RTI applications), and advise you on the correct administrative escalation process (including the 15-day reminder protocol).

·        Verification: As part of our standard operating procedure, an HHF associate may visit your location to verify the facts and gather necessary on-ground information to prepare a report for our Managing Director.

To formulate the most effective action plan and challenge this retroactive tax hike systematically, we require a few more specific details. Kindly reply to this email point-by-point with the following information:

1.     Have you received any official council resolution or gazette notification from the Panchayat Secretary that explicitly authorizes the general tax revision for the 2022-2023 period in Lingeswar Nagar?

2.     Have you been provided with the specific calculation sheet or metric used to arrive at the revised tax demands for Assessment Nos. 1151 and 1156?

3.     Following the demand notices received on 18.12.2024 and 20.12.2025, have you made any partial or full payments toward these new amounts? If so, were they made with a formal "Under Protest" notation?

4.     Did you receive any formal, written response from the Panchayat Secretary regarding your notice sent on 07.02.2025, aside from the verbal communications and phone calls?

5.     Do you have any documentation proving your self-occupied status for these flats that has already been submitted to the Panchayat?

Once we receive your point-wise responses, our expert team will guide you on the immediate next steps to secure the exact tax calculation metrics and protect your property while the dispute is active.

Warm regards,

HHF Expert Team

On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 3:12 PM Chandra Kumar <ckmut...@gmail.com> wrote:

I have received excessive house tax demand for my residence from the above panchayat for the years 2022-23 to 2024-25. I have taken up issue with concerned officials regarding abnormal hike, but there is no proper response with relevant information. Instead, they are demanding and disturbing through phone calls to pay the tax immediately.

Necessary copies are attached to this mail, clarifying the issue problem. 

Please do the needful at the earliest in this tegard.

 

Thanks,
Chandra Kumar Muthyala

[Helping Hands Foundation]

Dear Mr Chandra Kumar ji,

Please act according to our HHF Expert Team's suggestions furnished in the letter dated 20.3.2026, attached herewith, and report the developments.

Regards,

HHF AO Team.

On Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 2:50 PM Chandra Kumar <ckmut...@gmail.com> wrote:

Representation by M. Chandra kumar. Reply for HHF e mai dt.19-03-2026 is attached herewith.

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Thanks,
Chandra Kumar Muthyala

[Chandra Kumar]

The panchayat authorities are asking to make payments in cash or payment through phone pe or make online payment the link that will be sent if i wish to pay so.  Enen then, is it advisable to pay the tax amount through DDs. If, yes i will do so. 

Thanks,
Chandra Kumar Muthyala

[Helping Hands Foundation]

Subject: Re: Payment Mode Advisory - House Tax Discrepancy (Flats 103 & 301)

Date: 21.03.2026

Dear Mr. Chandra Kumar,

We have received your email regarding the Panchayat authorities requesting payment via cash, PhonePe, or an online link.

Our Expert Team's unequivocal advice is: YES, you must strictly proceed with the Bank Demand Drafts (DDs) as advised yesterday. Please avoid using cash, PhonePe, or any unverified payment links sent by the staff.

Here is the strategic reasoning behind this:

1.     Protecting Your "Under Protest" Status: The entire objective of making this payment is to protect your property while legally keeping your dispute alive. If you pay via cash or PhonePe, the Panchayat will simply issue a standard tax receipt. You will have no solid, documentary proof that you paid under duress.

2.     The Power of the DD + RPAD Combo: By putting the physical Demand Drafts inside the envelope along with your formal "Under Protest" letter, and sending it via Registered Post with Acknowledgement Due (RPAD), you create an unbreakable legal link. The Panchayat Secretary cannot accept the Demand Drafts without also accepting the terms of the letter.

3.     Irrefutable Evidence: The payment receipt and the signed yellow AD card that the post office returns to you will serve as absolute proof in any future administrative appeal or RTI application that they received both your payment AND your formal protest simultaneously.

By requiring cash or PhonePe, the authorities are trying to make the transaction simple and unquestioned. We want to make it a highly documented, conditional transaction.

Please proceed with obtaining the two Demand Drafts from your bank and dispatching the two letters via RPAD exactly as outlined in our previous communication dated 20.03.2026.

Keep us updated once the letters are dispatched.

Warm regards,

HHF Expert Team

[Helping Hands Foundation]

Dear Expert Team,

I received following whatsapp message from Mr Chandra Kumar.

"sir, The registered letters with DDs were delivered on 24/03/26 as per ack. cards. So, 15 days notice period over and there is no reply from any one. Please advise for next step".

Please do the needful.

Regards,

Abdul Naseer.

On Sat, 21 Mar, 2026, 12:49 Chandra Kumar, <ckmut...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thank you for the clarification.

Thanks,
Chandra Kumar Muthyala

[Helping Hands Foundation]

MESSAGE TO MR. CHANDRA KUMAR]

Subject: Action Plan: Dispatching "Reminder - 1" regarding House Tax Discrepancy

Date: 13.04.2026

Dear Mr. Chandra Kumar,

It is excellent that you have tracked the 15-day notice period so diligently. Since the authorities have failed to respond to your Registered Letter (delivered on 24.03.2026), we will now initiate the First Reminder.

In administrative law, "silence" is often a tactic used by officials hoping the citizen will give up. By sending a formal reminder via RPAD, we are legally documenting their failure to perform their duty.

Instructions:

1. Mode of Dispatch: Send the letter below strictly via Registered Post with Acknowledgement Due (RPAD).
2. To: The Panchayat Secretary.
3. Copy To: The Divisional Panchayat Officer (DPO).
4. Timing: Do not call them. Let the paper trail grow. We will wait another 15 days after this reminder is delivered.

Warm regards,

Expert Team

 

 

[DRAFT: REMINDER - 1]

SENT VIA REGISTERED POST WITH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DUE (RPAD)

Date: 13.04.2026

From: M. Chandra Kumar

Flat Nos. 103 & 301, Sree Rishi Elite Apartment

M.K. Naidu Colony, Road No. 3

Lingeswar Nagar Panchayat, Tirupati Rural - 517501

To: The Panchayat Secretary

Lingeswar Nagar Gram Panchayat

Tirupati Rural - 517507

Copy To: The Divisional Panchayat Officer (DPO)

Divisional Panchayat Office, Muthyalareddy Palle

Tirupati - 517502

Subject: FIRST REMINDER – Request for Tax Calculation Metrics and Council Resolution (Assessment Nos. 1151 and 1156).

Reference: 1. My initial representation dated 23.03.2026 (Delivered via RPAD on 24.03.2026). 2. Payment of Rs. 23,665/- made strictly "UNDER PROTEST" via Demand Drafts.

Sir/Madam,

I am writing to draw your attention to my letter dated 23.03.2026, which was successfully delivered to your office on 24.03.2026 (as per the Postal Acknowledgement Card in my possession).

In that letter, while remitting my house tax "Under Protest" to avoid coercive action, I had formally requested the following documents to understand the 76% retroactive tax hike:

1. Certified copy of the Official Gram Panchayat Resolution for the 2022-23 tax revision.
2. Specific mathematical calculation sheets (plinth area/capital value) for my flats.
3. Confirmation of Senior Citizen and Self-Occupation concessions.

It has been 20 days since the delivery of my request, yet I have received no written response or the requested documents from your office. This administrative silence regarding a senior citizen's legitimate request for transparency is highly regrettable.

I once again request you to provide these documents within the next 15 days. Please note that I am following a systematic process to resolve this grievance and am maintaining a complete record of all correspondence for future escalation to higher authorities if required.

I look forward to your prompt and transparent reply.

Yours faithfully,

 

(M. CHANDRA KUMAR)