1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Writ Petition No.1258/2005 ( International Society for Road Transport & Safety, Nagpur, through its Secretary .. V/s.. State of Maharashtra, through Principal Secretary and others ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shri T.D. Mandlekar, petitioner in person. Smt. B.H. Dangre, Addl. G.P. for respondent nos.1 to 5. CORAM :- S.A. BOBDE & MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. DATED :- 6 th OCTOBER, 2010. The parties agree that the respondent – R.T.O. shall carry out a ‘special drive’ for registration of vehicles which are not yet registered and thereupon recover the taxes. This special drive shall be carried out within a period of six months and the report shall be submitted to this Court. At this stage, Shri Mandlekar, refers to the Government Resolution dated 5th June 2007 which deals with grant of rewards to informers for giving information about evasion of tax under various taxation Acts administered by the Sales Tax Department. He prays that N.G.O. for which he works may be considered for grant of reward under said Government Resolution. We are not inclined to entertain this submission when a petitioner moved this Court for public interest. It is not 2 expected that petitioner to move this Court for public interest and expect a reward for moving the Court and for the orders which the Court may pass. The Government Resolution dated 5th of June 2007 is intended to grant reward to informers to provide the clues to the departments for recovery of escaped assessment of tax. It has no application to a public interest litigation. The petitioner shall however, be entitled to withdraw the deposit made in this Court at the time of admission of this petition. With these observations, writ petition stands disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE Tambaskar.