IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P.
TUESDAY, THE 14TH DAY OF JUNE 2022 / 24TH JYAISHTA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 19156 OF 2022
PETITIONER:
NAFEESA
AGED 45 YEARS, W/O MOHAMMED KUTTY,
CHERIYA PEEDIYAKKAL HOUSE, THEKKEN KUTTUR P.O.,
THALAKKAD VILLAGE, KALPAKANCERI, 676 551,
MALAPPURAM DISTRICT.
BY ADV SAJU J.VALLYARA
RESPONDENT:
THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER
(TAXATION OFFICER), TIUR 676 101,
MALAPPURAM DISTRICT.
ADV.DR.THUSHARA JAMES (SR.G.P)
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR
ADMISSION ON 14.06.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY
DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P.(C) No.19156/2022
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JUDGMENT
Petitioner confines his relief in the writ petition to a direction to the respondent to accept repayment of motor vehicle tax arrears demanded for the vehicle bearing registration No.KL-02-U-8206 in instalments.
2. I have heard Adv.Saju J.Vallyara, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Adv.Dr.Thushara James, 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 be 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 W.P.(C) No.19156/2022 -:3:- relating to vehicle bearing registration No.KL-02-U-8206 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 ats W.P.(C) No.19156/2022 -:4:- APPENDIX OF WP(C) 19156/2022 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 PHOTO COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF PETITIONERS STAGE CARRIAGE, KL-02-U-8206.
Exhibit P2 PHOTO COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 08.06.2022 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER.