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. 21483 OF 2022
PETITIONER/S:
JAYARAJ .P
AGED 50 YEARS
S/O. BALAN,
ATHULYA, CHEMANCHERRY, THIRUVANGOOR P.O., KOYILANDY,
KOZHIKODE DISTRICT 673 304.
BY ADV O.D.SIVADAS
RESPONDENT/S:
THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER,
SUB REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE, KOYILANDY, KOZHIKODE
DISTRICT 673 305.
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 vehicle bearing registration No.KL 56/A 4464 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 vehicle bearing registration No.KL 56/A 4464 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. 21483 OF 2022 3 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 21483/2022 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE RC BOOK OF VEHICLE NO. KL 56/ A 4464.
Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE REQUEST SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT DATED 28.06.2022.