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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P.
THURSDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF JULY 2022 / 16TH ASHADHA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 22039 OF 2022
PETITIONER:
MUNEER. P.V.
AGED 45 YEARS
S/O UMMER HAJI, FATHIMA MANZIL, THOTTEEKKAL,
THIRUVATTOOR, PARIYARAM, THAPLIPARAMBA, KANNUR
DISTRICT , PIN - 670503
BY ADV O.D.SIVADAS
RESPONDENT:
THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER
SUB REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE, THALIPARAMBA,KANNUR
DISTRICT. , PIN - 670141
DR.THUSHARA JAMES (SR.G.P)
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
07.07.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
The limited prayer of the petitioner in this writ petition is for a direction to consider Ext.P2 request for grant of monthly instalments for payment of tax arrears demanded for the vehicle bearing registration No. KL 59-M 2333 for the period upto 30.06.2022 in ten equal monthly instalments.
2. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as 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 though the prayer is for consideration of the request for grant of instalments, since this Court had, in other writ petitions granted the relief of equated monthly instalments for clearing the arrears of motor vehicles tax, petitioner is 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 for the period upto 30.6.2022 relating to vehicle bearing registration No. KL 59-M 2333 in six equated monthly instalments, the first of which shall commence from 30.7.2022. Needless to say that 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 acd W.P.(C)No.22039/2022 3 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 22039/2022 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT PORTION OF THE RC BOOK OF VEHICLE NO.KL 59/M 2333 Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE REQUEST SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT DATED 30/06/2022