IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH OCTOBER 2011 / 20TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 25472 of 2011(H) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- AJAYAKUMAR, AGED 35 YEARS S/O.LASSAR BIJU BHAVAN, KADAMBANAD, ARUVIKKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.M.TRIPTEN RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- 1. JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER SUB REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE NEDUMANGAD 695 541, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER (RURAL) ATTINGAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 695 101. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.JAMES MATHEW KADAVAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: tss W.P.(C) NO.25472/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXT.P1:-TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE RC. BOOK OF THE PETITIONER'S VEHICLE BEARING REGISTRATION NO.KL-04-D-2811. EXT.P2:-TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE INSURANCE POLICY OF THE PETITIONER'S VEHICLE BEARING REGISTRATION NO.KL-04-D-2811. EXT.P3:-TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE APPLICATION DT.1.9.2011 SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER BEFORE THE IST RESPONDENT'S OFFICE. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS NIL:- TRUE COPY P.A. TO JUDGE tss S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 25472 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 12th day of October, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the owner of a mini lorry bearing registration No.KL-04-D-2811. The petitioner is aggrieved by demand for motor vehicle tax in respect of that vehicle. According to the petitioner, for the period in question the petitioner had filed G forms and, therefore, for the said period the petitioner is not liable to pay motor vehicle tax. In view of the said contention, I directed the learned Government Pleader to get instructions as to whether any G forms had been received from the petitioner for any period in respect of the vehicle in question. The learned Government Pleader submitted that the petitioner has not submitted any G forms as claimed by him in the writ petition. I specifically enquired with the learned counsel for the petitioner as to whether there is any evidence to show that G forms had been filed by him. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no evidence to show that G forms have been filed. In the above circumstances, I am unable to accept the contention of the petitioner that the petitioner has filed G forms in respect of the vehicle in question for any period. When this was pointed out to the learned counsel for the petitioner, the counsel confines relief for the petitioner to payment of the arrears of motor vehicle tax in instalments. w.p.c.25472/11 - : 2 :- Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to permit the petitioner to pay the arrears of motor vehicle tax due in respect of the vehicle in question in six equal monthly instalments starting from 1.11.2011. Every subsequent instalment shall be paid on the first working day of every succeeding month. If the petitioner commits default in payment of any one instalment, the respondents are free to recover the same by appropriate coercive legal proceedings. On payment of arrears of tax and current tax, the 1st respondent shall take steps to test the vehicle. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge