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ORISSA HIGH COURT
ORISSA FOREST DEV.CO – Appellant
Versus
TRANSPORT COMNR.andORS – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sanjeeb K Panigrahi, J.
1. The petitioner, in the present writ petition, challenges the demand notice dated 05.08.1997 issued by the Regional Transport Officer, Mayurbhanj, the appellate order dated 08.10.1999 passed by the Collector, Mayurbhanj, and the revisional order dated 25.02.2010 passed by the Transport Commissioner, Odisha.
I. FACTUAL MATRIX OF THE CASE:
2. Succinctly put, the facts of the case are as follows:
(i) The Odisha Forest Development Corporation Limited, a Government of Odisha undertaking, owns a tourist bus bearing registration No. OSM- 906, registered with the Regional Transport Officer, Mayurbhanj. The said bus is under the control of the Divisional Manager, Karanjia, and is used for carrying tourists in the Similipal Tiger Reserve.
(ii) In the year 1995, the vehicle went out of order and required major repairs. Intimation to that effect was given to the Regional Transport Officer, Baripada, vide letter No. 319 dated 27.01.1995, requesting that the vehicle be kept off the road with effect from 01.02.1995. The original Registration Certificate was also surrendered along with the said letter.
(iii) The Divisional Manager, Odisha Forest Development Corporat
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