The prayer in the writ petition No. 2552 of 1995 is to issue a writ of certiorari calling for the records of the respondent in R. No. E-2/48055/94 and quash the demand notice dated 22-1-1995.

2. The petitioner in his affidavit filed in support of the writ petition states that he is operating a stage carriage TDP 5555 since replaced by PY-01 / B, 5979 on the inter-State route Marakkanam to Karayanaputhur. The permit of the said bus was originally held by one R. Ravi, son of Ramalingam, Kosapalayam, Pondicherry and the same was transferred in the name of the petitioner by the proceedings of the State Transport Authority, Pondicherry dated 13-4-1993. The said route finds a place in the Inter-State Reciprocal Agreement dated 19-4-1985 as Item No. 69, Appendix-II of Part A. Earlier the erstwhile permit holder preferred W.P. No. 13958 of 1992 against the proceedings of the respondent in R. No. 44015/ E2/ 84, dated 12-8-1992 directing the payment of Rs. 49, 664 as Motor Vehicle Tax due to Tamil Nadu for the period from 1-4-1984 to 18-4-1985, and the same was admitted by this Court on 14-9-1992. After notice to the respondent herein, by an order dated 29-1-1993, this Court was p