IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.M.JOSEPH MONDAY, THE 21ST JULY 2008 / 30TH ASHADHA 1930 WP(C).No. 21865 of 2008(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ SENTHIL KUMAR, 35/438, SRI KRISHNA NIVAS NAVAJYOTHI NAGAR, KAVILPAD, OLAVAKKODE, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER/TAXATION OFFICER, PALAKKAD. 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. BEJOY CHANDRAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.M.JOSEPH, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - WP.(C) No. 21865 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 21st day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT The only prayer in the writ petition is to permit the petitioner to pay the tax for the period from 1.1.2008 to 30.6.2008 in respect of the stage carriage KL-9 K 6513 in ten equal monthly instalments. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader. The writ petition is disposed of permitting the petitioner to pay tax due for the period from 1.1.2008 to 30.6.2008 in three equal monthly instalments with additional tax. The first instalment shall be payable on or before 31.7.2008. Further instalments shall be payable on the last working day of the succeeding months. If any of the instalment is not paid, the petitioner will forfeit the benefit of this judgment and the respondents can proceed against the petitioner in accordance with law. (K.M. JOSEPH, JUDGE) sb