IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 4TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 15TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 4039 of 2008(E) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ SRI.C.M.KHADER PILLA , AGED 55, S/O.KOCHAHAMMED, CHENGANCHERY, PERUMBAVOOR 683 541 BY ADV. SRI.K.V.SABU RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, PERUMBAVOOR 683 541. 2. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI C.K.GOVINDAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) 4039 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated: February 4, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner claims that he has purchased the vehicle bearing registration No.KL.17.B.6146. According to the petitioner one Joseph was the original owner of the vehicle and that on default in payment the ICICI Bank which had extended hire purchase facility to the vehicle had taken possession of the vehicle. It is thereafter that the petitioner purchased the vehicle from the ICICI Bank and Exts.P1 to P3 are produced to sustain this contention. According to the petitioner Ext.P4 shows that tax has been demanded for the period from 1.10.2006 to 31.3.2008. The contention of the petitioner is that he, having purchased the vehicle only in September 2007, cannot be made liable for the tax and, at any rate, for the period prior to his purchase. It is in this behalf that the petitioner has filed Ext.P5 representation wherein he has complained that in view of all these, even his request for transfer of registration in his favour is not allowed. WP(C) 4039/08 Page numbers 2. It is the admitted position that the tax is in arrears. It may be true that the petitioner has purchased the vehicle only in September 2007, but the fact remains that for getting the registration certificate transferred in his name, the tax has to be cleared. This having not been done, I do not find fault with the respondents. However, if Ext.P5 has been received by the respondents, the respondents will be free to consider the same and intimate the petitioner the conditions, subject to which the request can be considered. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE mt/-