IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH JANUARY 2010 / 30TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 34147 of 2009(K) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ MAHESH KUMAR.K., S/O.GOPALAN, KUMBAKARA HOUSE, P.O.KOTTILA, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADVS. MR.C.A.JOSEPH MR.K.K.MOIDEEN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, KANNUR, COLLECTORATE P.O., KANNUR DISTRICT. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.BIJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, J ----------------------------- W.P(C) No.34147 of 2009 -K ------------------------------ Dated this the 20th day of January, 2010. J U D G M E N T The steps taken by the respondent for realisation of the tax under the Kerala Motor Vehicles Taxation Act in respect of the vehicle bearing registration No.KL.13/L 710 are challenged in this Writ Petition, raising many a ground, factual as well as legal. 2. In response to the allegations raised in the Writ Petition, the respondents have been filed a statement, pointing out the sequence of events and the actual facts and figures sustaining the steps taken and asserting that there is no merit or bonafides in the contentions raised by the petitioner. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner might be permitted to clear the entire liability as demanded vide Ext.P7 by providing three instalments. 4. After hearing both the sides, this Court finds that the petitioner can be permitted to clear the liability by way of 'three' equal monthly instalments; the first of which shall be effected on or before the 31st of this month; followed by the second instalement to W.P(C) No.34147 of 2009 -K 2 be effected on or before 25.2.2010 and the last one to be cleared on or before the 25th of the succeeding month. Subject to the above, all further proceedings pursuant to Ext.P7 shall be kept in abeyance. It is also made clear that, if the petitioner does not honour the commitment as above, the respondents will be at liberty to proceed against the petitioner for realisation of the entire amount in a lump sum, for the stage where it stands now. The Writ Petition is disposed of. Sd/- P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON JUDGE //True Copy// P.A to Judge ab