IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN THURSDAY, THE 21ST JULY 2011 / 30TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 19899 of 2011(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER : -------------------- M.T.SAHADEVAN, S/O.LATE M.T.MUKUNDAN, NO.19/CORPORATION BUILDINGS, KALASIPALAYAM MAIN ROAD, BANGALORE-2. BY ADVS. SRI.M.A.FAYAZ SRI.N.J.JOHNSON RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, CIVIL STATION, KANNUR- 670 002. 2. DEPUTY TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, NORTH ZONE, KOZHIKKODE-673 020. 3. TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. JAMES MATHEW KADAVAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...2/- WP(C).No. 19899 of 2011(J) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : PHOTOCOPY OF THE REGISTRATION PARTICULARS IN RESPECT OF THE VEHICLE BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER KA-01-AA-9900. EXT.P2 : PHOTOCOPY OF THE RECEIPT FOR RS. 62,000/- EXT.P3 : PHOTOCOPY OF THE REQUEST LETTER FOR TAX REFUND FOR VEHICLE KA-01-AA-9900 SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. EXT.P4 : PHOTOCOPY OF THE LETTER SENT BY PETITIONER BEFORE THE 3RD RESPONDENT. EXT.P5 : PHOTOCOPY OF THE REMINDER SENT BY PETITIONER TO 3RD RESPONDENT ON 6.3.2010. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS - NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE Mn S. SIRI JAGAN, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C)No.19899 of 2011 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 21st day of July, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the owner of a vehicle bearing registration No. KA-01-AA-9900. The Government enhanced the motor vehicle tax for interstate contract carriage to Rs.2,000/- per seat from Rs.1,400/- per seat from 01.07.2003. That enhancement was later withdrawn. But by that time the petitioner had already paid the tax at the enhanced rate. The petitioner now seeks refund of the excess tax paid. Seeking the same, the petitioner has filed Ext.P3 before the 2nd respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of two W.P.(C)No.19899 of 2011 -2- months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN JUDGE //True copy// P.A. TO JUDGE shg/