Writ petition for refund of road tax on hybrid electric vehicle allowed following precedent; refund directed within six weeks, no interest.
Refund of road tax paid within six weeks; no interest payable. ¶¶12
The writ petition is disposed of with directions similar to Parth Agarwal: respondent authorities shall refund the road tax paid by the petitioner within six weeks, and no interest is payable on the refunded amount. ¶¶12
Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:20814-DB
Chief Justice's Court
Case :- WRIT TAX No. - 414 of 2025 Petitioner :- Suraj Agarwal Respondent :- State of U.P. and another Counsel for Petitioner :- Pramod Kumar, Sanjay Kumar Rajbhar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C., Manoj Kumar Kushwaha (S.C.)
Hon'ble Arun Bhansali,Chief Justice Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J.
"1. Sri Ankur Agarwal, learned Standing Counsel submits that the Government has now taken a decision on June 28, 2024 with regard to granting exemption from road tax to Hybrid electric vehicles, Strong hybrid electric vehicle, Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, Series hybrid electric vehicle and Series parallel hybrid electric vehicle.
2. In light of the same, it is clear that amount paid by the petitioner for road tax was exempted.
3. Accordingly, respondent authorities are directed to refund the amount paid by the petitioner within a period of six weeks from date.
4. We make it clear that no interest shall be payable to the petitioner on the said amount.
5. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of."
Order Date :- 13.2.2025 Atul/P.Sri.
(Kshitij Shailendra, J) (Arun Bhansali, CJ)
Digitally signed by :- ATUL KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to refund of road tax paid for a hybrid electric vehicle based on the government's exemption decision, as covered by the precedent in Parth Agarwal v. State of U.P.¶¶5
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Parth Agarwal v. State of U.P. & 3 OthersFollowed¶¶5
Parth Agarwal v. State of U.P. & 3 others , Writ Tax No. 1264 of 2024, decided on 13.8.2024
How this case reached the court
Co-ordinate bench decision in Parth Agarwal v. State of U.P. & 3 others, Writ Tax No. 1264 of 2024, decided on 13.8.2024, directing refund of road tax for hybrid electric vehicles based on government exemption decision.¶¶5-¶11
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