IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 22ND AUGUST 2008 / 31ST SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 3660 of 2005(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ K.PARAMESWARAN NAIR, THAYYIL KIZHAKKETHIL, NADUVATTOM P.O., PALLIPPAD, HARIPAD, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.SANTHOSH KUMAR (TR) RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER/TAXATION OFFICER, ALAPPUZHA. 2. THE TAHSILDAR (REVENUE RECOVERY), KARTHIKAPPALLY, HARIPAD. BY G.P. SMT.SMITHA SUKUMARAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/08/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: TRUE COPY OF RELEVANT PAGE OF THE R.C. BOOK SHOWING THE EXPIRY DATE OF FITNESS. P2: TRUE COPY OF ORDER OF THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER. P3: TRUE COPY OF DEMAND NOTICE ISSUED BY R1. P4: TRUE COPY OF R.R. NOTICE ISSUED BY R2. P5: .DO. .DO. P6: TRUE COPY OF RECEIPT OF PAYMENT DT.14.2.2005. P7: TRUE COPY OF RECEIPT DT.2.3.2005. P8: .DO. DT.23.4.2005. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. .................................................................... W.P.(C) No.3660 of 2005 .................................................................... Dated this the 22nd day of August, 2008. JUDGMENT Since petitioner has paid Rs.85,000/- towards arrears of motor vehicle tax under interim orders and since petitioner has stopped business, the petitioner is granted ten equal monthly instalments to pay the arrears of tax, first of which will be paid on or before 25.9.2008 and balance on or before the 25th day of nine succeeding months. Revenue recovery proceedings will be kept in abeyance for payment as above and if petitioner commits default in payment of any instalment, the instalment facility will stand automatically cancelled and respondents will be free to recover entire arrears. W.P. is disposed of as above. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge pms