M/S Anand Bazar Nx v. The State Of Telangana And 2 Others

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION Nos.27239, 27255 AND 27279 OF 2019 Date:10.12.2019 W.P.No.27239 OF 2019 Between:

M/s. Anand Bazar NX, rep., by Amith Kumar, S/o. Ashok Kumar M. Sirwani, R/o.2-4-37, M.G. Road, Ramgopalpet, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, rep., rep., by its Partner Mr. Amith Kumar .. Petitioner And The State of Telangana, rep., by its Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and others .. Respondents The Court made the following:

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION Nos.27239, 27255 AND 27279 OF 2019 COMMON ORDER:

These writ petitions are filed by the petitioners seeking to declare the action of registering authorities in insisting the petitioners to pay life tax on ex-showroom price of the vehicles, for its permanent registration, though they paid life tax on invoice price, as arbitrary, illegal and consequently, direct the registering authorities to register the petitioners vehicles without insisting for payment of life tax on ex-showroom price of the vehicles.

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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 raised in the present Writ Petitions is squarely covered by the order dated 04.12.2019 passed by this Court in W.P.No.26748 of 2019 and batch. 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 authorities 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 and the vehicles fulfill all other parameters for registration. Pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed.

___________________ P.NAVEEN RAO, J Date:10.12.2019 KH