The Kerala High Court directed the Regional Transport Department to accept Motor Vehicles Tax arrears in monthly installments.

The bench viewed that, since the Court had, in other writ petitions, granted the relief of equated monthly installments for clearing the arrears of motor vehicles tax, petitioner can also granted similar reliefs as in other writ petitions.

The court directed the respondent to accept the motor vehicles tax arrears relating to vehicle bearing registration No.KL-32-G-5724 in six monthly installments, the first of which shall be paid on or before 12.08.2024. The subsequent installments shall be paid on or before the 12th day of each succeeding months. 

Facts 

Petitioner confines his relief in the writ petition for a direction to the respondent to accept repayment of motor vehicle tax arrears demanded for the vehicle bearing registration No.KL-32-G-5724 in instalments.

Case Information 

Case Name: Muhamed Shajal T.A. V/S The Joint Regional Transport Officer

Judicial Level & Location : High Court Of Kerala 

Case Number : WP(C) NO. 26212 OF 2024 

Date of Ruling : 17/07/2024

Ruling in favor of: Petitioner 

Judges:   Justice Gopinath P.

Counsel for Petitioner: Adv Saju J.Vallyara And Maria Angel 

Counsel for Respondent: Thushara James (Sr. Gp)

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