Archana Gupta v. State of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Transport Deptt., Govt. of U.P. Lko. and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), WRIT Tax No. 672 of 2026, decided 28.04.2026 by Shekhar B. Saraf, J. and Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary, J. Petitioner Archana Gupta's road tax payment was held exempted following the U.P. Government's decision of 02.03.2023 exempting hybrid electric vehicle categories (hybrid, strong hybrid, plug-in hybrid, series hybrid, series parallel hybrid) from road tax; respondent authorities directed to refund the amount within six weeks without interest; writ petition disposed of. Keywords: road tax exemption; hybrid electric vehicles; refund of tax; no interest; writ tax Uttar Pradesh transport department.
What did the court decide?
Refund of the road tax amount paid by the petitioner, to be paid by the respondent authorities within six weeks, with no interest payable on the refund. ¶15