Gireesh v. The Secretary

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN MONDAY, THE 7TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2015/16TH AGRAHAYANA, 1937 WA.No. 2621 of 2015 () IN WP(C).31647/2015 -------------------------------------------- AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN WP(C) 31647/2015 of HIGH COURT OF KERALA DATED 26.10.2015 APPELLANT(S)/PETITIONER:

----------------------------------------------------------- GIREESH S.K.

S/O SIVASANKARA PILLAI, THEKKEKARA VEEDU, PERUMON P.O., KOLLAM BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENT(S)/RESPONDENT:

----------------------------------------------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOLLAM-691 013 BY SMT.SOBHA ANNAMMA EAPEN, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07-12-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: jg-30/12

THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & ANU SIVARAMAN, JJ.

.................................................................... W.A.No.2621 of 2015 and C.M.Appl. No.1437 of 2015 .................................................................... Dated this the 7th day of December, 2015.

J U D G M E N T

Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J.

1.Heard the learned counsel for the appellant and the learned Senior Government Pleader.

2.Perused affidavit. Heard. We are satisfied that sufficient cause has been shown to condone the delay in instituting this writ appeal. Hence, the C.M.Application is allowed. 3.On to the merits, we see that the learned single Judge has refused to interfere with a demand for payment of motor vehicles tax for the period from 01.10.2015 to 31.12.2015. The learned single Judge also refused to grant any relief to facilitate the appellant to pay the said amount in installments because it was noted that the statute does not provide for any installment facility for remitting

WA2621/15 -2tax for the current quarter. However, the learned single Judge was indulgent to enlarge the time. We see no ground to interfere with the impugned judgment. This writ appeal, therefore, fails. In the result, this writ appeal is dismissed in limine. (THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE) (ANU SIVARAMAN, JUDGE) jg-7/12