IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P.
FRIDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF JULY 2022 / 10TH ASHADHA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 21487 OF 2022
PETITIONER/S:
GOPAKUMAR K.,AGED 57 YEARS
S/O. PARAMESWARA MENON, NAMBIATTIL HOUSE, EDAPPALAM
P.O., PATTIKKAD, 680 652, THRISSUR DISTRICT (REGISTERED
OWNER OF STAGE CARRIAGE KL-08-AS-4499 AND KL-13-V-3958.
BY ADV SAJU J.VALLYARA
RESPONDENT/S:
THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER
(TAXATION OFFICER),
THRISSUR, CIVIL STATION, AYYANTHOLE, 680 003, THRISSUR
DISTRICT.
DR. THUSHARA JAMES, SR. GP
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
01.07.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
Petitioner confines his relief in the writ petition for a direction to the respondent to accept repayment of motor vehicle tax arrears demanded for the vehicles bearing registration Nos.KL-08-AS-4499 and KL-13-V-3958 in instalments.
2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Senior Government Pleader for the respondent.
3. Having regard to the circumstances now prevailing, as well as the contentions raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner, I am of the view that, since this Court had, in other writ petitions, granted the relief of equated monthly instalments for clearing the arrears of motor vehicles tax, petitioner can also granted similar reliefs as in other writ petitions.
4. Accordingly, there will be a direction to the respondent to accept the motor vehicles tax arrears relating to vehicles bearing registration Nos. KL-08-AS-4499 and KL-13-V-3958 in six equated monthly instalments, the first of which shall commence from 15.07.2022. Needless to say, in the event of default of any of the instalments, the benefit granted under this judgment shall not be available to the petitioner.
The writ petition is disposed of as above.
Sd/-
GOPINATH P., JUDGE ajt WP(C) NO. 21487 OF 2022 3 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 21487/2022 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 PHOTO COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF THE PETITIONERS STAGE CARRIAGE KL- 08-AS-4499.
Exhibit P2 PHOTO COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF PETITIONERS STAGE CARRIAGE KL-13- V-3958.
Exhibit P3 PHOTO COPY OF THE REQUEST DATED 27.06.2022 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT.