IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 11TH MAY 2010 / 21ST VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 14187 of 2010(W) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ T.NARAYANAN,AGED 52,S/O.M.G.MENON, M/S.HARBOUR TRADERS, SUBRAMANNIAM ROAD,KOCHI-3. BY ADVS. SRI.P.GOPALAKRISHNA MENON, SRI.M.JITHESH MENON. RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER (TAXATION OFFICER),ERNAKULAM. 2. THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, (TAXATION), SUB R.T.O.,MATTANCHERY. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER (TAXES) SRI. K.P.PRADEEP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/05/2010, ALONG WITH WPC. NO.14629 OF 2010 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P. (C) Nos. 14187 & 14629 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 11th day of May, 2010 J U D G M E N T Common contentions have been raised in these writ petitions and hence, they are jointly heard and disposed of by this common judgment. 2. The grievance raised by the petitioners in both these writ petitions is that the Motor Vehicle Tax with respect to their vehicles has not been received by the second respondent on the ground that certain check reports have been pending with respect to those vehicles. The petitioners contend that Motor Vehicle Tax cannot be refused to be accepted citing Exts. P6 and P7 judgments in WP(C)14187/10 and Exts. P5 and P6 judgments in WP(C) 14629/10 of this court. A perusal of these judgments would reveal that under similar circumstances this court passed favourable orders granting prayers of the concerned petitioners. In the circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the second respondent in both these writ petitions, to receive Motor Vehicle Tax due from the petitioners in respect of their vehicles without raising the aforesaid objection. It is made W.P. (C) Nos. 14187 & 14629 OF 2010 : 2 : clear that this will not stand in the way of finalization of the check reports issued against the vehicles belonging to the petitioners and for which they have submitted their replies. This writ petition is disposed of as above. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) jma