IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAVI
FRIDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF MAY 2022 / 23RD VAISAKHA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 15028 OF 2022
PETITIONER:
K.BHASKARAN,
AGED 54 YEARS
S/O.K.KRISHNAN, KILIVAYIL HOUSE, AMBALAMMADU,
IRINGALLUR P.O., PARAPPUR, MALAPPURAM.
BY ADV SRI PRASAD CHANDRAN
RESPONDENT:
THE SUB REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER,
(TAXATION OFFICER), THIRURANGADI,
SUB REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE,
MINI CIVIL STATION, TIRURANGADI,
MALAPPURAM, PIN-676 306.
SRI SAYED MURTHALA THANGAL, GOVT.PLEADER
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR
ADMISSION ON 13.05.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY
DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P.(C)No.15028 of 2021
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T.R. RAVI, J.
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W.P.(C)No.15028 of 2022
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Dated this the 13th day of May, 2022
JUDGMENT
The prayer in this writ petition is for a direction to the respondent to permit the petitioner to remit the motor vehicle tax for the period from 1.7.2020 to 31.3.2022 in easy monthly instalments in respect of vehicle bearing registration No.KL-65/J- 5465.
2. I have heard Sri.Prasad Chandran, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Sayed Murthala Thangal, learned Government Pleader for the respondents.
3. The counsel for the petitioner points out that in similar circumstances this Court has in W.P.(C)No.6010/2022 extended permission for payment of tax arrears in instalments. He prays that he may also be given the same facility. I have gone through the said 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 01.07.2020 to 31.03.2022 concerning the vehicle with W.P.(C)No.15028 of 2021 3 registration No.KL-65/J-5465 in six equal monthly instalments. The petitioner shall pay the first instalment on or before 13.6.2022 and the subsequent instalments on or before the 13th of the succeeding months.
5. The above facility shall not be available to the petitioner 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.15028 of 2021 4 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 15028/2022 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF PETITIONER'S VEHICLE BEARING NO.KL 65/J 5465.
Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE TEMPORARY PERMIT IN RESPECT OF THE PETITIONER'S VEHICLE VALID TILL 28.04.2022.