IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON MONDAY, THE 29TH MARCH 2010 / 8TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 10646 of 2010(E) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- SUVAS, MUMBARAMBATH HOUSE, IRINGAPURAM, GURUVAYUR. BY ADV. MR.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER/ TAXATION OFFICER, THRISSUR. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.BIJOY CHANDRAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 29/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C).No.10646 of 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 29th day of March, 2010 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J U D G M E N T The petitioner is aggrieved of the coercive steps being pursued by the respondents for realisation of the tax due in respect of the stage carriage vehicle bearing registration No. KL-8X/342 belonging to the petitioner. 2. Heard the learned Government Pleader as well. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the prayer now sought for and pressed before this Court is only to provide some reasonable installments, so as to wipe off the entire liability. 4. After hearing both the sides, the petitioner is permitted to clear the entire outstanding tax dues by way of '3' equal monthly installments; the first of which shall be effected on or before the 15th of April 2010, to be followed by similar installments to be effected on or before the 15th of W.P.(C).No.10646 of 2010 2 the succeeding months. It is made clear that, till the entire tax liability is cleared as above, the petitioner will not stand permitted to use the vehicle on the road. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON JUDGE nl