IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM MONDAY, THE 15TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 24TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 34255 of 2010(F) --------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- ANIL.P.JOHN,PUTHENVEETTIL GRACE BHAVAN, ANGADICAL SOUTH.P.O,CHENGANNUR,REPRESENTED BY HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER-MOTHER ALEYAMMA JOHN, RESIDING AT KALEECKAL PADI PUTHEN VEETTIL GRACE BHAVAN,ANGADICKAL MURI,CHENGANNUR VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, CHENGANNUR-683 542. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.BIJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs/ C.K.ABDUL REHIM, J --------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.34255 of 2010-F ---------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of November, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the registered owner of a contract carriage bearing registration No.KL 04/G 1661. Motor vehicle tax with respect to the vehicle is due for the period from 1.7.2010 to 31.12.2010. The limited prayer is only for permitting payment of the tax arrears within a short period, in instalments, on the ground that the petitioner is in acute financial stringency and he is not in a position to pay off the liability in lump sum. 2. Having considered the facts and circumstances, I am inclined to grant permission for payment of the arrears of tax within a reasonable time, in instalments. 3. Accordingly, the respondent is directed to receive motor vehicles tax due with respect to vehicle bearing No.KL 04/G 1661, if the petitioner makes payment of the entire arrears in 3 (three) equal monthly instalments, falling due on or before 30.11.2010 and on or before the last day of W.P(C) No.34255 of 2010-F 2 succeeding months. 4. The respondent is directed to permit the petitioner to ply the vehicle, on payment of the first instalment of the tax arrears, subject to condition of the petitioner furnishing an undertaking in the form on an affidavit to the effect that, he will not part with the ownership or possession of the vehicle or he will not cause anything which will diminish the value of the vehicle, till the entire arrears of tax is paid. 5. The above direction is issued without prejudice to rights of the respondent to initiate recovery steps or other actions on the basis of any charge against the vehicle other than the tax arrears mentioned for the above said period. Sd/- C.K.ABDUL REHIM JUDGE //True Copy// P.A to Judge ab