IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 21ST JANUARY 2008 / 1ST MAGHA 1929 OP.No. 10806 of 2001(J) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SOUTH INDIA CORPORATION LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, P.B.NO. 519, RANI MEYAMMAI BUILDING, K.P.K.MENON ROAD, WILLINGDON ISLAND, COCHIN 682 003 BY ADV. SRI.ANIL SIVARAMAN SRI.V.G.SANKARAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY (TAXES), GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER (REGISTERING AUTHORITY), ERNAKULAM, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. TEKCHAND THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2 ORDER ON CMP NO. 17306 OF 2001 IN OP 10806 OF 2001 DISMISSED 21.1.2008 SD/-C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. SD/-T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF SALE CERTIFICATE OF VEHICLE CHASIS NO. ZLHO 5280 DATED 15.3.2001 EXT.P1(a) TRUE COPY OF SALE CERTIFICATE OF VEHICLE CHASIS NO. ZLH 05875 DATED 15.3.01 EXT.P1(b) TRUE COPY OF SALE CERTIFICATE OF VEHICLE CHASIS NO. ZLE 464047 DATED 15.3.2001 EXT.P1(c) TRUE COPY OF SALE CERTIFICATE OF VEHICLE CHASIS NO. ZLE 464539 DATED 15.3.2001 EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF TEMPORARY REGN. ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT NO. KLT TEMP 5645/01 EXT.P2(a) TRUE COPY OF TEMPORARY REGN. ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT NO. KLT TEMP 5644/01 EXT.P2(b) TRUE COPY OF TEMPORARY REGN. ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT NO. KL7/TEMP/5643/01 EXT.P2(c) TRUE COPY OF TEMPORARY REGN. ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT NO. KL7/TEMP 5642/01 EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF CERTIFICATE DATED 23.3.2001 EXT.P3(a) TRUE COPY OF CERTIFICATE DATED 23.3.2001 EXT.P3(b) TRUE COPY OF CERTIFICATE DATED 23.3.2001 EXT.P3(c) TRUE COPY OF CERTIFICATE DATED 23.3.2001 RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE. C .N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JJ. -------------------------------------------- O.P. No. 10806 OF 2001 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT C.N. Ramachandran Nair,J. Following the decision of the Division Bench of this Court in THRESSIAMMA L. CHIRAYIL V. STATE OF KERALA (2007) 1 K.L.T. 303, we quash the impugned proceedings but leaving freedom to the respondents to collect entry tax based on the decision of the Supreme Court in the SLP pending against the above referred decision of Division Bench of this Court. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge. kk 2