{"id":56165,"date":"2009-08-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/gopi-das-s-k-vs-the-district-collector-on-20-august-2009"},"modified":"2018-09-08T20:39:10","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T15:09:10","slug":"gopi-das-s-k-vs-the-district-collector-on-20-august-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/gopi-das-s-k-vs-the-district-collector-on-20-august-2009","title":{"rendered":"Gopi Das.S.K vs The District Collector on 20 August, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Gopi Das.S.K vs The District Collector on 20 August, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C).No. 34674 of 2005(C)\n\n\n1. GOPI DAS.S.K,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR (RR),\n\n3. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER,\n\n4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.R.DIVAKARAN\n\n                For Respondent  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR\n\n Dated :20\/08\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n                   C.N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J.\n                   --------------------------------------------\n                        W. P. C NO.34674 OF 2005\n                   --------------------------------------------\n                 Dated this the 20th day of August, 2009\n\n                                 JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>       Petitioner is challenging recovery proceedings for recovery of<\/p>\n<p>arrears of motor vehicle tax due in respect of a stage carriage of which<\/p>\n<p>he was the registered owner. Admittedly the vehicle was purchased<\/p>\n<p>with borrowed capital and at the request of the financier, the vehicle<\/p>\n<p>was attached and sold by revenue recovery authorities. The vehicle<\/p>\n<p>was seized by the recovery authorities on 8.6.2001 and the entire sale<\/p>\n<p>proceeds were remitted to the Bank. It is height of irresponsibility on<\/p>\n<p>the part of the recovery authorities not to have first recovered tax<\/p>\n<p>arrears before remittance of balance amount to the financier-Bank. In<\/p>\n<p>any case, as registered owner petitioner is liable to pay vehicle tax upto<\/p>\n<p>date of sale of the vehicle unless exemption was granted for any period<\/p>\n<p>in between. W.P.C. is disposed of directing the respondents to limit<\/p>\n<p>recovery of arrears of tax from the petitioner upto 8.6.2001. Since<\/p>\n<p>petitioner has a case that vehicle was sold, it is for the petitioner to<\/p>\n<p>settle his dispute with co-owners in civil suit.<\/p>\n<p>                                         (C.N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR)<br \/>\n                                                         Judge<br \/>\nkk<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">2<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Gopi Das.S.K vs The District Collector on 20 August, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C).No. 34674 of 2005(C) 1. GOPI DAS.S.K, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, &#8230; Respondent 2. THE DEPUTY TAHSILDAR (RR), 3. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, 4. 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