Sahan Enterprises v. The State Of Telangana And 2 Others
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION NOs.26885, 27090, 27096, 27107, 27118, 27156 & 27201 OF 2019 Date: 09.12.2019 W.P.No.26885 of 2019:
Between:
Venkata Satyanath Rajamahanti., S/o.Raghunatha Patnaik Rajamahanti, Aged about 54 yrs, Occu : Business, R/o.7-1-644/27, Sundar Nagar S.R.Nagar, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad 500 038 .....Petitioner And The State of Telangana, Rep., by Principal Secretary, (Transport and R &B Department), Secretariat, Hyderabad & others.
.....Respondents The Court made the following:
- 2 - THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION NOs.26885, 27090, 27096, 27107, 27118, 27156 & 27201 OF 2019 COMMON ORDER:
These writ petitions are filed by the petitioners seeking to declare the action of respondent- registering authority in insisting the petitioners to pay life tax on Ex-Showroom Price of the vehicles, for its permanent registration, though they have paid life tax on invoice price, as arbitrary, illegal and consequently, direct the registering authority to register petitioners vehicles without insisting for payment of life tax on ex-showroom price of the vehicles.
2.
Today, when the matters are called, it is represented by the learned counsel for petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader for Transport appearing for Respondents that the issue in the present writ petitions is squarely covered by the order passed by this Court in W.P.No.26748 of 2019 and Batch, dated 04.12.2019.
3.
Following the order in W.P.No.26748 of 2019 and Batch, dated 04.12.2019, and for the reasons recorded therein, these writ petitions are disposed of directing the registering authority to comply with the Circular Memo of the Transport Commissioner dated 03.12.2019 and to register the subject vehicles without insisting for payment of life tax on ex-showroom price, but based on the invoice price, if the tax already paid satisfies the tax payable
- 3 - and the vehicles fulfill all other parameters for registration. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________ P.NAVEEN RAO, J 9th December, 2019 Rds