Writ petition seeking refund of road tax paid on a hybrid electric vehicle, disposed of following an earlier allowed petition after the State exempted hybrid vehicles from road tax.
Refund of road tax paid, without interest, in line with directions in Parth Agarwal.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:35299-DB
Chief Justice's Court
Case :- WRIT TAX No. - 926 of 2025
Petitioner :- Dr. Sachin Anand Respondent :- State of UP and 2 others Counsel for Petitioner :- Anshul Pathak, Naresh Taneja, Shruti Taneja Counsel for Respondent :- C.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 :- 11.3.2025 AKShukla/-AHA
(Kshitij Shailendra, J) (Arun Bhansali, CJ)
Digitally signed by :- ANIL KUMAR SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner is entitled to exemption from and refund of road tax paid on a hybrid electric vehicle, as granted in Parth Agarwal.
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Parth Agarwal v. State of U.P.Followed
Parth Agarwal v. State of U.P. & 3 others, Writ Tax No. 1264 of 2024
Dr. Sachin Anand
State of UP
Arun Bhansali
Kshitij Shailendra
As recorded by the court registry
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