IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 31^ST DAY OF OCTOBER 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 108060 OF 2025 (T-MVT)

BETWEEN:

1. SANDEEP S/O. BHIMAPPA BELAGALI AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: ADVOCATE, R/O: JIAN GALLI, SAVALAGI TALUK:JAMKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT PIN:587301.

2. MALLAPPA S/O. HANAMANTH HOSUR AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: NEAR VITHAL MANDIR, GANI TALUK: JAMKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT PIN: 587301.

3. IRANAGOUDA S/O. BASANAGOUDA NYAMAGOUDAR AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: GALAGALI, TALUK: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT, PIN: 587117.

4. RAVINDRA S/O. RAJATAGOUDA NYAMAGOUDAR Digitally signed by AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL R/O: #426 GALAGALI Location: Hi gh Court of Karnataka, TALUK: BILAGI, DIST: BAGALKOT Dharwad Bench, Dharwad PIN: 587117.

5. VENKATESH S/O. SURESHGOUDA PATIL AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: #182 NEAR VITHAL MANDIR GANI, TALUK: JAMKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT PIN: 587301.

6. RAYAGOND S/O. SUNILAKUMAR BELAGALI AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: TAKKALAKI, TALUK: JAMKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT PIN: 587301.

7. SHASHIKANTH S/O. HANAMANTH GALAGALI AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: #32 SINGADI ONI, GANI TALUK: JAMKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT PIN: 587301.

8. VIVEKANAND S/O. PUNDALIK PALABHAVI AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KURABAR ONI HIPPARAGI TALUK: JAMKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT, PIN: 587301.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHIVARAJ P. MUDHOL,ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU, PIN: 560001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND ROAD SAFETY, 1^ST FLOOR, A BLOCK, TTMC BUILDING, NGO COLONY, SHANTHI NAGAR BENGALURU. PIN: 560 027.

3. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER (RTO), BAGALKOT, TALUK: BAGALKOT, DISTRICT: BAGALKOT, PIN: 587301.

4. THE ASSISTANT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, (ARTO), JAMKHANDI, TALUK, JAMKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT, PIN: 587301.

…RESPONDENTS (BY T. HANUMAREDDY, AGA)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS NO. 2 TO 4 NOT TO SEIZE AND NOT TO DEMAND THE ROAD TAX OF THE PETITIONER VEHICLE. DESCRIPTION OF THE VEHICLES OF THE PETITIONERS. PETITIONER NO.1. SANDEEP S/O. BHIMAPPA BELAGALI VEHICLE. MARUTI SUZUKI S-CROSS ZETA SHVS REGISTRATION NO. PY 01 CT 2388 DATE OF REGISTRATION. 04/09/2018. VALID TILL. 03/09/2033. PETITIONER NO.2 MALLAPPA S/O HANAMANTH HOSUR VEHICLE. TATA SAFARI ADVENTURE REGISTRATION NO. PY 05 T 0457DATE OF REGISTRATION. 29/10/2024. VALID TILL. 28/10/2039. PETITIONER NO.3 IRANAGOUDA S/O. BASANAGOUDA NYAMAGOUDAR VEHICLE: HYUNDAI CRETA 1.5 CRDI MT SX TECHREGISTRATION NO. PY 05 VD 9578DATE OF REGISTRATION. 06/03/2024. VALID TILL. 05/03/2039. PETITIONER NO.4 RAVINDRA S/O RAJATAGOUDA NYAMAGOUDAR VEHICLE. TATA NEXON CRTV SDK DMTREGISTRATION NO. PY 05 S 7569 DATE OF REGISTRATION. 23/09/2024. VALID TILL. 22/09/2039. PETITIONER NO. 5 VENKATESH S/O. SURESHGOUDA PATIL VEHICLE. HYUNDAI CRETA 1.5 CRDI MT S(O) REGISTRATION NO. PY 05 T 3747 DATE OF REGISTRATION. 18/11/2024.VALID TILL. 17/11/2039. PETITIONER NO. 6 RAYAGOND S/O. SUNILAKUMAR BELAGALI VEHICLE. HYUNDAI CRETA 1.5 CRDI MT SX(0) REGISTRATION NO. PY 05 VF 3069 DATE OF REGISTRATION. 30/12/2024. VALID TILL. 29/12/2039. PETITIONER NO. 7 SHASHIKANT S/O. HANAMANTH GALAGALI VEHICLE. TOYOTA URBAN CRUISER HYRYDERG MT CNG GMT 2WD CNG REGISTRATION NO. PY 05 S 2235 DATE OF REGISTRATION. 16/07/2024. VALID TILL. 15/07/2039. PETITIONER NO. 8. VIVEKANAND S/O. PUNDALIK PALABHAVI VEHICLE. MARUTI ERTIGA ZDI DDIS 225 DIESEL REGISTRATION NO. PY 05 H 2358 DATE OF REGISTRATION. 25/06/2019. VALID TILL. 24/06/2034 IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

ORAL ORDER

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA)

1. The petitioners are before this Court seeking a direction by way of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing