IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
K.Sarath
Lingam Rajender Reddy – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana – Respondent
ORDER :
K. Sarath, J.
1. This Writ Petition is filed questioning action of the respondent No.4 in seizing the petitioner’s vehicle vide LMV Car bearing Registration No.KA-01- NB-1141 (Battery operated) and the consequential impugned Memo R.No.873/C17/2025 dated 19.03.2025 on the ground that the said vehicle was plying in Hyderabad for more than three months as the same was registered in the State of Karnataka and the said action of the respondents is contrary to G.O.Ms.No.601, Home (Tr.II) Department, dated 27.03.1963 and also contrary to the orders of this Court in W.P.No.19141 of 2015 dated 09.12.2024.
2. Heard Sri C.L.N.Gandhi, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri M.Vigneshwar Reddy, learned Government Pleader for Transport appearing for the respondents.
3. The Learned Counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner is the owner of Telangana Gas Company having establishments in the State of Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, authorized LPG Distributor for HPCL. The petitioner had purchased LMV Car BMW (Battery Operated) in Karnataka vide bearing Registration No.KA-01-NB- 1141 (hereinafter referred to as ‘subject vehicle’ ) and the said vehicle is totally exem
Temporary use of a vehicle registered in another state does not incur local lifetime tax liability unless kept for over twelve months.
Tax liability exists for the period before vehicle seizure, and exemption claims must comply with statutory procedures.
State legislation can impose taxation on vehicles registered in other states if they exceed permissible stay, without conflicting with central laws.
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