W.P.(C)No.15749 of 2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI
TUESDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF MAY 2022 / 20TH VAISAKHA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 15749 OF 2022
PETITIONER:
ABDUL AZEES.V.A,
AGED 42 YEARS
S/O. ABOOBACKER, VELIPPARAMBU HOUSE, EDAYAPPURAM,
ALUVA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, KERALA 683 101.
BY ADVS.
SRI SHIRAS ALIYAR
SMT.SOWMINI D.NAIR
RESPONDENTS:
1 STATE OF KERALA
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 001.
2 THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER ,
TRANSPORT COMMISSIONERATE 2ND FLOOR, TRANS TOWERS,
VAZHUTHACAUD, THYCAUD P..O,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 014.
3 THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER,
REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE, ALUVA 683 101.
BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT.M.M.JASMINE
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR
ADMISSION ON 10.05.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY
DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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T.R. RAVI, J.
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W.P.(C)No.15749 of 2022
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Dated this the 10th day of May, 2022
JUDGMENT
The limited prayer of the petitioner in this writ petition is for a direction to respondents 2 and 3 to consider Ext.P3 representation submitted by him for grant of instalment facility for payment of tax arrears demanded for the period from 01.04.2020 to 31.03.2022 for the vehicle bearing registration No.KL-41/Q-1341.
2. I have heard Sri.Shiras Aliyar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt.M.M.Jasmine, learned Government Pleader for the respondents.
3. The counsel for the petitioner points out that in similar circumstances this Court has in Ext.P4 judgment granted extension for payment of tax arrears in instalments. He prays that he may also be given the same facility. I have gone through Ext.P4 judgment and I do not find any reason to take a different view.
4. In the result, there will be a direction to the respondents to accept motor vehicle tax arrears for the period from 1.4.2020 to 31.3.2022 concerning the vehicle with registration No. KL-41/Q-1341 in six equal monthly instalments. The petitioner shall pay the first W.P.(C)No.15749 of 2022 3 instalment on or before 10.6.2022 and the subsequent instalments or or before the 10th of the succeeding months.
5. The above facility shall not be available to the petitioners if he had availed such an instalment facility earlier. 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.
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T.R. RAVI JUDGE dsn W.P.(C)No.15749 of 2022 4 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 15749/2022 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF THE VEHICLE, NO. KL-41-Q-1341 (HGV).
Exhibit P2 COPY OF THE DEMAND NOTICE ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT FOR RS. 78,320/- FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1.4.2020 TO 31.03.2022 .
Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 26.3.2022 .
Exhibit P4 COPY OF THE ORDER DATED 23.2.2022 IN WPC N 6010/2022.