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. 15827 OF 2022
PETITIONER:
HARISHKUMAR T.H.,
AGED 41 YEARS
S/O. HARIDAS, THURUTHIYIL HOUSE,
KIDANGOOR SOUTH P.O, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT- 686 583.
BY ADV I.DINESH MENON
RESPONDENTS:
1 STATE OF KERALA,
REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,
TAXATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT P.O,
TRIVANDRUM 695 001.
2 THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER/ TAXATION OFFICER,
CIVIL STATION P.O, KOTTAYAM- 686 002.
BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI SAYED MURTHALA THANGAL
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.15827 of 2022
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T.R. RAVI, J.
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W.P.(C)No.15827 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 respondents to consider Ext.P4 request submitted by the petitioner for grant of instalment facility for payment of tax arrears demanded for the period from 01.04.2020 to 30.06.2022 for the vehicle bearing registration No.KL-35/H-9253.
2. I have heard Sri.I.Dinesh Menon, 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 Ext.P5 judgment and Ext.P6 order granted extension for payment of tax arrears in instalments. He prays that he may also be given the same facility. I have gone through Exts.P5 and P6 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 01.04.2020 to 30.06.2022 concerning the vehicle with W.P.(C)No.15827 of 2022 3 registration No. KL-35/H-9253 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.15827 of 2022 4 APPENDIX OF WP(C)15827/2022 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE COPY OF THE RC PARTICULARS OF KL 35 H 9253.
Exhibit P2 TRUE COPY OF THE PERMIT OF KL 35 H 9253. Exhibit P3 TRUE COPY OF THE TAX DETAILS OF KL 35 H 9253 IN MVD SITE.
Exhibit P4 TRUE COPY OF THE REQUEST DATED 03.05.2022. Exhibit P5 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.P.C NO.
27649/2021 DATED 4.12.2021.
Exhibit P6 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER IN W.P.C NO.
15405/2022 DATED 6.5.2022.