IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 7TH MARCH 2008 / 17TH PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 31696 of 2004(W) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- P.K.SURESHBABU, S/O. P.K.PARAMESWARAN NAIR (LATE), VARMA TRAVELS, PADMAVILASAM ROAD, FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.V.BABY. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. K.RAJEEV, S/O. KARUNAKARAN, RAJEEV NIVAS, IRUMBA, ARUVIKKARA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DEPUTY TAHSILDAR (RR), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. BENJAMIN PAUL. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/03/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.31696/2004-W: APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE AGREEMENT DTD. 19/08/2000 EXECUTED BETWEEN THE PETITIONER AND THE R.2. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE CHECK REPORT DTD. 05/06/2002 ISSUED BY THE ASST. MOTOR VEHICLES INSPECTOR OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT'S OFFICE. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE DEMAND NOTICE DTD. 14/01/2004 ISSUED BY THE R.1. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 24/01/2004 SUBMITTED BY THE R.2. BEFORE THE R.1. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE REVENUE RECOVERY NOTICE DTD. 24/08/2004 ISSUED BY THE R.3. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// prv. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 31696 OF 2007 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of March, 2008. J U D G M E N T Petitioner approached this court aggrieved by the recovery of motor vehicles tax in respect of vehicle No.KL/01/C-2826. According to the petitioner the liability has been accepted by the 2nd respondent as can be seen from Ext.P4. On 29.10.2003 this court passed the following interim order. “Respondents 1 and 3 shall seize and sell the vehicle KL/01/C-2826. The recovery against the petitioner is stayed. But, this will not stand in the way of respondents 1 and 3 proceeding against the estate of the registered owner, inherited by the petitioner” There will be a direction to the 1st respondent to take appropriate action on Ext.P4 with notice to the petitioner and 2nd respondent, if not already taken, within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment. The fate of the interim order will depend on the order thus passed by the 1st respondent. This writ petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. ps