IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 22ND AUGUST 2008 / 31ST SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 29640 of 2005(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ VINOD KUMAR, AGED 38, S/O.DINESAN, RESIDING AT VIPIN MANDIRAM, PUTHUMALA MURI, EZHUKULAM VILLAGE, ADOOR TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.PRAKASH P.GEORGE SRI.K.VVIJAYAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 2. THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR (RR), TALUK OFFICE, ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 3. JAYAKUMAR, AGED 36, S/O.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, RESIDING AT ANIL BHAVAN, IYRAVAN MURI, KONNI VILLAGE, KOZHENCHERRY TALUK. R1 &2 BY G.P. SMT.SMITHA SUKUMARAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: TRUE COPY OF AGREEMENT DT.11.7.2002 EXECUTED BETWEEN THE PETITIONER AND R3. P2: TRUE COPY OF DEMAND NOTICE DT.2.6.2005 ISSUED U/S.7 OF THE KERALA R.R. ACT. P3: .DO. U/S.34 OF THE R.R. ACT. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.29640 of 2005 .................................................................... Dated this the 22nd day of August, 2008. JUDGMENT The petitioner's case is that vehicle bearing Registration No.KL-2F 1004 was sold to third respondent and consequently motor vehicle tax is not recoverable from him. Based on petitioner's claim, this court passed an interim order on 21.10.2005 directing petitioner to trace the vehicle and inform the Police for seizure and sale of the vehicle for recovery of arrears of tax. It is not known whether vehicle is seized pursuant to the said order. However, if vehicle is not seized, sold and tax recovered, the arrears of tax should be recovered from the petitioner as he is the registered owner who is liable under Section 3(3) of the Motor Vehicles Taxation Act. The W.P. is disposed of as above. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge pms