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High Court of KeralaWP(C)/35072/2015disposed of

Basheer Ahammed v. Secretary To Government

2015-11-20Honourable Dr. Justice A.K.Jayasankaran Nambiar5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR FRIDAY, THE 20TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2015/29TH KARTHIKA, 1937 WP(C).No. 35072 of 2015 (H) ---------------------------- PETITIONER :

-------------------- BASHEER AHAMMED S/O. MOHAMMED, PACHERI HOUSE PONNIAKURISSI P.O., PERINTHALMANNA.

BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT(S) :

---------------------------- 1.

THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT TAXATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT TRIVANDRUM - 695 001.

2.

THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER/TAXATION OFFICER MALAPPURAM - 676 505.

R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. K.T. LILLY THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20-11-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

Mn ...2/-

WP(C).No. 35072 of 2015 (H) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS :

EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE RC BOOK OF KL-53 F 2844.

EXT.P2 COPY OF THE REQUEST DATED 30.10.2015.

RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Mn

A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR, J.

............................................................. ............................................................. Dated this the 20th day of November, 2015 J U D G M E N T The petitioner, who is the registered owner of a stage carriage bearing registration number KL-53 F 2844, seeks only the grant of instalments for discharging his liability to motor vehicle tax for the period from 01.07.2015 to 30.09.2015 and from 01.10.2015 to 31.12.2015.

2. I have heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as also the learned Government Pleader appearing on behalf of respondents.

3. On a consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case and also the submissions made across the bar and taking note of the plea of financial hardship urged on behalf of the petitioner, I dispose the writ petition with the following directions: (i) As regards the tax arrears of the petitioner for the current quarter, namely for period from 01.10.2015 to 31.12.2015, the petitioner shall remit the tax amount due to the respondents on or before 31.12.2015.

(ii) As regards the liability of the petitioner for the

period from 01.07.2015 to 30.09.2015, the petitioner shall remit the tax amount due to the respondents on or before 20.02.2016.

A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR JUDGE mns/20.11.15