High Court of KeralaWP(C)/25430/2015disposed of

Royson Joseph v. Joint Regional Transport Officer

2015-08-21Honourable Mr. Justice A.Muhamed Mustaque3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE FRIDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF AUGUST 2015/30TH SRAVANA, 1937 WP(C).No. 25430 of 2015 (C) ---------------------------- PETITIONER :

----------------------- ROYSON JOSEPH, PROPRIETOR, ROYAL TOURS AND TRAVEL, 44/382 D, LISIE JUNCTION, KOCHI-682 018 BY ADVS.SRI.G.HARIHARAN SRI.PRAVEEN.H.

RESPONDENT :

------------------------- JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, REGIONAL TRANSPOT OFFICE, CIVIL STATION, ERNAKULAM AT KAKKANADU, PIN-682 030 BY SR GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. SOBHA ANNAMMA EAPEN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21-08-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

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WP(C).No. 25430 of 2015 (C) ----------------------------------------- APPENDIX PETITIONER(S)' EXHIBITS ------------------------------------- EXT.P1:

TRUE COPY OF THE CONTRACT CARRIAGE PERMIT OF BUS NO. KL-07 AT-1010 EXT.P2:

TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF BUS NO. KL-07 AT-1010 EXT.P3:

TRUE COPY OF THE CIRCULAR NO. 28/03 DT. 17/7/03 ISSUED BY THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER.

EXT.P4:

TRUE COPY OF THE REQUEST DT. 28/7/15 SUBJECTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT SEEKING INSTALMENT FACILITIES FOR PAYMENT OF TAX ARREARS OF BUS NO. KL-07 AT-1010 RESPONDENT(S)' EXHIBITS:

NIL ----------------------------------------- /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE sts

A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, J.

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JUDGMENT

The petitioner is the registered owner of Bus No.KL-07 AT1010. The only prayer of the petitioner is that the petitioner may be permitted to clear the arrears in instalments and the respondent may be directed to receive the current quarter. 2.

Learned Government Pleader submits that the tax arrears is Rs.1,18,575/- from 1.7.2014 to 31.3.2015. In view of the above, if the petitioner remits 1/3rd of the arrears, the respondent shall accept the current quarter from the petitioner and he may be permitted to discharge the balance in seven equal monthly instalments starting from the month of October, 2015.

The writ petition is disposed of as above.

Sd/- A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, JUDGE ln