IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON FRIDAY, THE 3RD JULY 2009 / 12TH ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 24484 of 2004(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- V.J.SEBASTIAN, MANAGING PARTNER, EMPIRE MOTOR SERVICE, TALIPARAMBA. BY ADV. MR. I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, VADAKARA. 2. THE DEPUTY TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, NORTH ZONE, KOZHIKODE. 3. THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. SPECIAL DEPUTY TAHSILDAR, REVENUE RECOVERY, THALIPARAMBA. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. P.K. BABU THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/07/ 2009 , THE COURT ON 03/07/2009 DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P. (C) No. 24484 of 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated, this the 3rd day of July, 2009 JUDGMENT The challenge is against the coercive steps taken by the respondents for realization of the tax arrears under the Motor Vehicles (Taxation) Act. The case of the petitioner is that, he had submitted necessary 'G' forms in respect of the quarter ended on 30.9.2002 and 31.12.2002. The stand of the department is that, on enquiry, it was brought to light that the vehicle bearing No. KL13 B 1544 was very much being operated by the petitioner during the aforesaid period and hence no exemption was liable to be granted. 2. When the matter had came up for admission before this Court, an interim stay was granted on condition that, the petitioner remitted 50% of the tax due. It is not brought to light, whether the said condition has been complied with or not. 3. The matter was included in the weekly list commencing from 29.6.2009 and when it was taken up on that day, there was no representation for the petitioner. To day also nobody has turned up on behalf of the petitioner though it was taken up both in the forenoon and afternoon. It appears that the petitioner is no more interested with the cause of action projected in the present Writ Petition. Hence it is dismissed for default. P. R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE kmd