JUDGMENT

The petitioner is the registered owner of a contract carriage bearing registration No.KL-46G-3339 and he is aggrieved by the demand of motor vehicle tax for the said vehicle. The reliefs sought by the petitioner in the writ petition are as follows:

“(i) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or commanding the 1st respondent to take steps for realisation of Motor Vehicle Tax arrears on the vehicle mentioned in Exhibit.P3 viz. vehicle bearing Registration No.KL-46G-3339 from the 3rd respondent following the dictum laid down in the matter of NPR Finance Ltd Vs. State of Kerala reported in 2002(1) KLT 591 and also taking note of the provisions of Section 9 of the Motor Vehicles Taxation Act .

(ii) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or commanding the 1st respondent to proceed against the vehicle mentioned in Exhibit.P3 for realization of tax arrears due on the said vehicle.

(iii) Petitioner may be permitted to dispense with the filing of translation of the vernacular documents And (iv) To pass such orders or reliefs as this Hon’ble Court deems fit in the interest of justice.

2. The facts that led to the filing of this writ petition a