{"id":31612,"date":"2007-06-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-13T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-regional-transport-officer-vs-k-s-brahmadas-on-14-june-2007"},"modified":"2018-09-25T02:14:04","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T20:44:04","slug":"the-regional-transport-officer-vs-k-s-brahmadas-on-14-june-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-regional-transport-officer-vs-k-s-brahmadas-on-14-june-2007","title":{"rendered":"The Regional Transport Officer\/ vs K.S.Brahmadas on 14 June, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
The Regional Transport Officer\/ vs K.S.Brahmadas on 14 June, 2007<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWA No. 1059 of 2006()\n\n\n1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER\/\n                      ...  Petitioner\n2. THE DEPUTY TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER,\n3. THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER,\n4. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. K.S.BRAHMADAS,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.C.C.THOMAS\n\nThe Hon'ble the Chief Justice MR.H.L.DATTU\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.T.SANKARAN\n\n Dated :14\/06\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                     H.L. DATTU, C.J. &  K.T. SANKARAN, J.\n\n                  ...................................................................................\n\n                                    W.A. No.  1059  OF  2006\n\n                 ...................................................................................\n\n                                Dated this the  14th June, 2007\n\n\n\n\n                                           J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n
H.L. Dattu, C.J.:\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                     Challenging the correctness or otherwise of the   judgment<\/p>\n
of  the   learned   single   Judge     in   W.P.(C)  No.  34608  of  2005     dated   7th<\/p>\n
February,   2006,   the   Revenue   is   before   us     in   this   Appeal.     By   the<\/p>\n
impugned   judgment,   the   learned   single   Judge   has   directed   the   first<\/p>\n
respondent\/first   appellant   herein     to   refund   the   tax   paid   by   the<\/p>\n
petitioner\/respondent herein for the quarter ending on 31.03.2002.<\/p>\n
                     2.     Shri   V.V.   Asokan,   learned     Special   Government<\/p>\n
Pleader for Taxes would submit that for claiming refund or exemption<\/p>\n
from payment of tax, the registered owner of the vehicle ought to have<\/p>\n
filed Form G  prescribed under the  Kerala Motor Vehicles Taxation Act<\/p>\n
(‘Act’   for   short)   and   since   that   has   not   been   done,   the   learned   single<\/p>\n
Judge ought not to have directed the authorities to refund the tax paid.<\/p>\n
                 3.  The admitted facts are:\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                            The respondent herein was the registered owner of the<\/p>\n
vehicle   bearing   registration   NO.   KRU-1810.     The   said   vehicle   was<\/p>\n
W.A. No.  1059  OF  2006<\/p>\n
                                                              2<\/span><\/p>\n
covered   by   a  regular  permit    on  the   route  Andamukku-Kottarakkara   .<\/p>\n
He   had   paid   tax   for   the     quarter   ending   on     31.03.2002   only   on<\/p>\n
13.03.2002.     Since,  according   to   him,  he   had   not   operated   the   vehicle<\/p>\n
during   the     quarter   ending   on   31.03.2002,   he   had   filed   an   application<\/p>\n
before   the     authorities,   claiming   refund   of   tax   paid   by   him   under   the<\/p>\n
provisions   of   the   Kerala   Motor   Vehicles     Taxation   Act.     The   said<\/p>\n
application   was   rejected     by  the   authorities   by  passing     Ext.P4     order<\/p>\n
dated   13.09.2004   .     That   order   had   been   questioned   by  the   registered<\/p>\n
owner before this court in W.P.(C) 32302  of 2004.  As we have already<\/p>\n
stated that   the learned   single Judge has allowed the Writ Petition and<\/p>\n
has directed the authorities to refund the tax paid by the registered owner<\/p>\n
for the quarter ending on 31.03.2002.   The   correctness or otherwise of<\/p>\n
the said order is the subject matter of this Writ Appeal.<\/p>\n
                       4.   For the purpose of   answering the issues raised in this<\/p>\n
Writ Appeal, certain provisions of the Act requires to be  noted.  Section<\/p>\n
2 of the Act speaks of  ‘registered owner’,  ‘tax’  etc .  Section 2(e) of the<\/p>\n
Act     speaks   of   the   registered   owner,   which   only  means,   the   person   in<\/p>\n
whose  name  a  motor vehicle  is  registered     or deemed   to  be  registered<\/p>\n
under the  Motor Vehicles Act.  Section 2(h) defines ‘tax’ to   mean  tax<\/p>\n
W.A. No.  1059  OF  2006<\/p>\n
                                                              3<\/span><\/p>\n
leviable   under   the   Act.       Section   3   of   the   Act   is   charging   provision   .<\/p>\n
Under the  said section,  tax is leviable on every motor vehicle  used or<\/p>\n
kept   for   use   in   the   State   at   the   rates   specified   for   such   vehicle   in   the<\/p>\n
Schedule.    Section 4 of the Act speaks of payment of tax  and issue of<\/p>\n
licence.     The   said   section   is   not   relevant   for   the   purpose   of   the   issue<\/p>\n
raised in this Writ Appeal.   Then we go to section 5 of the Act, which<\/p>\n
speaks of   exemption from tax.   The said section requires to be noticed<\/p>\n
and therefore, it is  extracted:\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                       “5. Exemption from tax: (1)   In the case of a motor<\/p>\n
           vehicle   which   is   not   intended   to   be   used   or   kept   for   use<\/p>\n
           during the first month or the first and second  months of a<\/p>\n
           quarter, or the whole of a quarter or year, as the case may<\/p>\n
           be, the registered owner or the person having possession or<\/p>\n
           control   of   such   vehicle   shall   give   previous   intimation   in<\/p>\n
           writing  to  the  Regional  Transport Officer  from  whom   the<\/p>\n
           endorsement     of   tax   has   been   obtained,   that   such   vehicle<\/p>\n
           would   not   be   used   for   such   period   and   thereupon,   the<\/p>\n
           registered owner  or such other person shall not be deemed<\/p>\n
           to have used or kept for use the vehicle for such period, and<\/p>\n
           no tax shall be payable in respect of such vehicle for such<\/p>\n
           period.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
           (2)    Nothing in sub-section (1) shall exempt a person from<\/p>\n
           liability   to   pay   tax   in   respect   of   a   motor   vehicle,   if,   on<\/p>\n
W.A. No.  1059  OF  2006<\/p>\n
                                                              4<\/span><\/p>\n
           verification, it is found that the motor vehicle has been used<\/p>\n
           during such period or any portion thereof.\n<\/p>\n
\n           (3)         Notwithstanding   anything   contained   in   sub-section<\/p>\n
           (1),   in   an   appeal   under   section   23     or   a   revision   under<\/p>\n
           section 24, the burden of proving that a motor vehicle has<\/p>\n
           not been used during any period shall be on the registered<\/p>\n
           owner   or   the   person   having   possession   or   control   of   the<\/p>\n
           motor vehicle, as the case may be.”\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                       5.   Under the aforesaid section,  if the registered owner of<\/p>\n
the vehicle is of the opinion that  he  has no intention  to  use or kept for<\/p>\n
use the vehicle   during the  first  month or the first and second  months<\/p>\n
of   a   quarter,   or   the   whole   of   a   quarter   or   year,   as   the   case   may   be,<\/p>\n
previous intimation shall be given   in writing to the Regional Transport<\/p>\n
Officer  from whom the endorsement of tax  has been obtained that such<\/p>\n
vehicle would not be used for such period and when such an intimation<\/p>\n
is given, the registered owner or such other person shall not be deemed<\/p>\n
to have   used or kept for use the vehicle   for such period .   If all these<\/p>\n
conditions are applied , the registered owner is exempted from payment<\/p>\n
of  tax  in respect of such vehicle for such period.    Section 5 of the Act<\/p>\n
also   prescribes   the   procedure     that   requires   to   be   followed   by   the<\/p>\n
registered owner of the vehicle for claiming exemption from payment of<\/p>\n
W.A. No.  1059  OF  2006<\/p>\n
                                                              5<\/span><\/p>\n
tax under the Act.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                       6.   Then we   go to section 6 of the Act, which speaks of<\/p>\n
refund of tax paid under the Act.  The said section is as under:<\/p>\n
           “(1)Where the tax for any motor vehicle has been paid for<\/p>\n
           any  quarter   or   year   and   the   vehicle   has   not   been   used   or<\/p>\n
           kept for use during the whole of that quarter   or year or a<\/p>\n
           continuous   part   thereof   not   being     less   than   one   month,   a<\/p>\n
           refund of the tax at such rates as may, from time to time, be<\/p>\n
           notified   by   the     Government   ,   shall   be   payable   subject   to<\/p>\n
           such conditions as may be specified in such notification.<\/p>\n
           (2)     Notwithstanding   anything   contained   in   this   Act,   a<\/p>\n
           registered owner who has paid tax for a year or more shall<\/p>\n
           be   entitled   to   refund   of   tax   at   such   rates   as   may   be<\/p>\n
           prescribed on cancellation of the registration of the vehicle<\/p>\n
           or removal of the vehicle to any place outside the State on<\/p>\n
           account of transfer of ownership or change of address.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
                       7.  An analysis of the aforesaid section would indicate that<\/p>\n
if, for any reason, the tax for any motor vehicle has been   paid for any<\/p>\n
quarter   or   year  and   if   the   vehicle   has   not   been   used     or     kept   for   use<\/p>\n
during the whole of that quarter or year or a continuous part  thereof  not<\/p>\n
being   less   than   one   month,   the   registered   owner   of   the   vehicle     may<\/p>\n
claim   for   refund   of   tax   at   such   rates   as   may,   from   time   to   time,   be<\/p>\n
W.A. No.  1059  OF  2006<\/p>\n
                                                              6<\/span><\/p>\n
notified by the  State Government .  Sub-section (2) of Section 6  of the<\/p>\n
Act  states that the registered owner who has paid tax for a year or more<\/p>\n
shall be  entitled to refund of tax  at such rates as may be prescribed on<\/p>\n
cancellation of the registration of the vehicle   or removal of the vehicle<\/p>\n
to any place   outside the State   on account of transfer of ownership or<\/p>\n
change of address.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                       8.   In  the instant  case, it  is  not  the case of  the registered<\/p>\n
owner  of the vehicle that he is claiming exemption from payment of tax.<\/p>\n
In   fact,   for   the   quarter   ending   on   31.03.2002,   he   had   paid   tax   on<\/p>\n
13.03.2002.   According to him, he had not used the vehicle for the said<\/p>\n
quarter.     Therefore,   he   has   claimed  refund   of   tax     by  approaching   the<\/p>\n
authorities under the Act.  Being of the view the owner had not claimed<\/p>\n
exemption by filing   Form G   which is meant   for claiming   exemption<\/p>\n
from   payment   of   tax,   the   authorities   have   rejected     the   claim   of   the<\/p>\n
petitioner,   which,   in   our   opinion,   is   impermissible   under   the   law.<\/p>\n
Section 5, as we have already noticed,   speaks of   claim for exemption<\/p>\n
from payment of tax   and   Section 6 of the Act provides for   refund of<\/p>\n
tax.  If a person or a registered owner of a vehicle claims refund of tax,<\/p>\n
he ought to have requested the authorities under the said provisions of<\/p>\n
W.A. No.  1059  OF  2006<\/p>\n
                                                              7<\/span><\/p>\n
Section   6   of   the   Act   and   the   procedure   prescribed   thereunder.     In   the<\/p>\n
instant   case,     as   we   have   already  noticed,   the     respondents\/   appellants<\/p>\n
herein had rejected the claim of the  petitioner\/ respondent herein solely<\/p>\n
on the ground that the petitioner had not filed   Form G, which is meant<\/p>\n
for   claiming   exemption   from   payment   of   tax   .     This   action   of   the<\/p>\n
authorities is in violation of the provisions of the Act.   The authorities<\/p>\n
were expected to   keep in view the distinction   of the two claims, viz.,<\/p>\n
claim for  exemption from payment of tax and  claim  for refund  of tax.<\/p>\n
Exemption from payment of tax  is not the same thing as  that  of claim<\/p>\n
for refund of tax.  In that view of the matter, the procedure  followed by<\/p>\n
the respondents\/appellants herein   is improper, illegal and irregular and<\/p>\n
therefore,   appropriate  orders are require to be made.   Accordingly, the<\/p>\n
following:\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                                                   O R D E R<\/p>\n
i)         Writ Appeal is disposed of.  The order impugned in this Writ<\/p>\n
           Appeal is set aside.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
ii)        The   matter   is   remitted   back   to   the   appellants   to   re-consider<\/p>\n
           the application filed by the registered owner of the vehicle  by<\/p>\n
           applying the provisions of  Section 6 of the Act and the rules<\/p>\n
W.A. No.  1059  OF  2006<\/p>\n
                                                              8<\/span><\/p>\n
           framed   thereunder   and   also   keeping   in   view   the   several<\/p>\n
           notifications issued  by the State    Government   from time to<\/p>\n
           time.     This   exercise,   the   appellants,   shall   do     within   six<\/p>\n
           months from the date of receipt of a copy of this   judgment.<\/p>\n
           While doing so, the  appellants shall not be influenced by any<\/p>\n
           of     the   observations   made   by   the   learned   single   Judge.<\/p>\n
           I.A. 305 of 2007 is also disposed of.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                       Ordered accordingly.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                                                                                  H.L. DATTU,<\/p>\n
                                                                             CHIEF JUSTICE.\n<\/p>\n
                                                                           K.T. SANKARAN,<\/p>\n
                                                                                       JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n
lk\/DK<\/p>\n
W.A. No.  1059  OF  2006<\/p>\n
                                                              9<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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