IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN SATURDAY, THE 20TH AUGUST 2011 / 29TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 22718 of 2011(L) --------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- T.A.JOSEPH, AGED 55 YEARS, S/O.ANTONY, THACHUTHARA, 36/2396, NEAR CBI OFFICE, KALOOR, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.N.K.MOHANLAL RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, ERNAKULAM, KOCHI - 30. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, TRIVANDRUM. PIN - 695 001. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. BIJOY CHANDRAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 22718 of 2011(L) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: COPY OF RC PARTICULARS. EXT.P2: COPY OF MEMO DATED 30-12-2010. EXT.P3: COPY OF REPRESENTATION DTD 10.1.2011. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE. acd S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.22718 OF 2011 ---------------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of August, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the owner of a Tata Tipper vehicle bearing registration No. KL 07 AZ 8426. The motor vehicle tax due on the vehicle is in arrears. The petitioner does not dispute the liability to pay or the quantum. The petitioner seeks facility to pay off the amounts in instalments. 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 tax due in three equal monthly instalments starting from 1.9.2011. Every subsequent instalment shall be paid on the first working day of every succeeding month. If the petitioner pays the instalments on due dates without default, further proceedings under the Act shall be kept in abeyance. However, if the petitioner commits default in payment of any one of the instalments, it would be open to the respondent to continue proceedings as now initiated without having to issue any fresh notice or proceedings in that regard. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd