IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 4TH JANUARY 2008 / 14TH POUSHA 1929 OP.No. 27082 of 2001(Y) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ MUBARACK KARATTIYATTIL, S/O.MOHAMMED ALI.K, BAITHUL ISHRATH, PULLUNNIPADAM, FEROKE P.O., CALICUT 673 631 BY ADV. SRI.THOMAS ANTONY SRI.K.M.JAMALUDHEEN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE REGISIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER CUM- REGISTERING OFFICE, KOZHIKODE. 2. THE SALES TAX OFFICER, KOZHIKODE. BY THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ORDER ON C.M.P.NO.43982/2001 IN O.P.NO.27082/2001 DISMISSED. 4-1-2008 SD/- KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF CHALAN NO.9902925 EXT.P2. TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE CHARGE ORDER RELEASING THE VEHICLE DATED 1-7-2000 EXT.P3. TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE LETTER OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 23-11-2000 EXT.P4. TRUE COPY OF ONE OF SUCH JUDGMENT PASSED BY HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE G.SIVARAJAN MADE IN O.P.NO.12513/97 DATED 11- 2-1998. / TRUE COPY / P.S. to JUDGE KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- O.P. No. 27082 of 2001 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT The issue raised in this writ petition regarding entry tax levied on the petitioner is covered in his favour by the Bench decision of this court reported in Thressiamma L.Chirayil v. State of Kerala, 2007 (1) KLT 303. The learned Government Pleader for Taxes submits that the matter is now pending before the Supreme Court. Petitioner undertakes that he shall abide by the decision on the point by the apex court and no separate appeal will be filed in this case. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to register the vehicle of the petitioner on a regular basis and release the amount under deposit to the petitioner after getting an undertaking to the above effect. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- O.P.No.27082 of 2001 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 4th January, 2008