IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 4TH JULY 2008 / 13TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 19381 of 2008(G) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ K.ABUL KHADER, THALICHALAM HOUSE, T.K.MANZIL, ELAMBACHI P.O., TRIKARPUR. BY ADV. SRI.A.K.ABDUL AZEEZ SMT.M.R.JAYALATHA RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, KASARGOD. 2. JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, KANHANGAD. 3. TAHSILDAR, REVENUE RECOVERY, HOSDURG. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADERE SHRI C.K. GOVINDAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K. M. JOSEPH, J. -------------------------------------- W.P.C. NO. 19381 OF 2008 G -------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th July, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner has approached this Court seeking to quash Ext.P2 sale notice and to issue a direction to the respondents to issue a demand notice so that the petitioner can file Appeal under Section 23 of the Kerala Motor Vehicles Taxation Act. According to petitioner, he is having a vehicle and it was not operated for some time and G Form was given. It is the case of the petitioner that the vehicle was seized and handed over to police custody. The vehicle could not be released. Now, the petitioner has received a notice of sale of immovable property of the petitioner for realisation of the arrears of tax from the petitioner. Learned Government Pleader on the other hand, on instructions, submits that actually demand notice was issued and it was returned unclaimed. Counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner was in jail for some time. In such circumstances, in order to facilitate the petitioner to approach the statutory WPC. 19381/08 G 2 authority, the sale pursuant to Ext.P2 will be kept in abeyance for a period of one month from today. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. Sd/= K. M. JOSEPH, JUDGE kbk. // True Copy// PS to Judge