Dismissed

Surya Narayan Lenka v. the Transport Commnr.-Cum-Chairman, Sta, Cuttack

Orissa HC20 Jul 2022WP(C)/17596/2022

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What is this about?

The Court disposed of a writ petition regarding a delay by the RTO in cancelling a vehicle registration after the vehicle was destroyed. Directing the RTO to decide the application within three weeks following the Transport Commissioner's instructions barring tax pendency as a bar.

What did the court decide?

Directed the RTO, Cuttack to decide the application for cancellation of vehicle registration within three weeks following the Transport Commissioner's instructions.

Surya Narayan Lenka Vs the Transport… — Service and Employment | Orissa HC (2022)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

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W.P.(C) No. 17596 OF 2022

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Surya Narayan Lenka …. Petitioner

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Mr. Braja Mohan Sarangi, Advocate

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-versus-

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…. The Transport Commissioner-cum Opp. Parties Chairman, STA, Odisha, Cuttack and another

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Mr. Pravakar Behera, Standing Counsel (For Transport Department)

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CORAM: JUSTICE K.R. MOHAPATRA

ORDER

Order No.

20.07.2022

This matter is taken up through Hybrid mode.

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This writ petition has been filed for a direction to the Regional Transport Officer, Cuttack-Opposite Party No.2 to pass necessary order for cancellation of registration certificate in respect of vehicle bearing Registration No.OR-05-AA-5578 (Auto) pursuant to the application made to that effect by the Petitioner on 8^th July, 2022 (Annexure-2).

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Mr. Sarangi, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the registration certificate of the vehicle in question has been issued in favour of the Petitioner. But, in the meantime, the vehicle has been destroyed for which the Petitioner made an application in proper format (Annexure-2) for cancellation of registration under Section 55 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short ‘MV Act’), which is yet to be considered. It is further submitted that the Commissioner-cum-Chairman, STA, CuttackOpposite Party No.1 vide his letter No.11010/TC dated 11^th

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December, 2020 (Annexure-1) instructed all the Transport Officers of the State to follow the procedure laid down therein for cancellation of registration certificate under Section 55 of the MV Act. It is also indicated therein that the registering authority will cancel the certificate of registration within ten days and enter the same in VAHAN application and that pendency of arrear tax and penalty under the Odisha Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1975 (for short, ‘OMVT Act’) or Tax Recovery Proceeding or audit dues (IR) or VCR/ E-challan or Prosecution Report shall not be a bar for cancellation of certificate or registration under Section 55 of the MV Act.

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In view of the above, Mr. Sarangi, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that there is no impediment for consideration of the application of the Petitioner under Annexure-2. The R.T.O., Cuttack-Opposite Party No.2 although received the application under Annexure-2 for cancellation of registration certificate, but has not taken any action on the same. Hence, this writ petition has been filed for the aforesaid relief.

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Mr. Behera, learned Standing Counsel for the Transport Department submits that the application submitted by the Petitioner under Annexure-2 is required to be considered keeping in mind the instructions issued by the Commissionercum-Chairman, STA, Odisha, Cuttack. 6. In view of the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, this Court without expressing any opinion on the merits of the application filed by the Petitioner under Annexure-2 disposes of this writ petition with a direction that on production of certified copy of the order, the R.T.O., CuttackOpposite Party No.2 shall take a decision on the application of

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the Petitioner under Annexure-2 for cancellation of the registration certificate in respect of vehicle bearing Registration No.OR-05-AA-5578 (Auto) in the light of the instructions issued by Commissioner-cum-Chairman, STA, Odisha, CuttackOpposite Party No.1 under Annexure-1, as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of three weeks therefrom and communicate the same to the Petitioner.

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Urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper

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application.

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bks

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(K.R. Mohapatra)
Judge

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Surya Narayan Lenka v. the Transport Commnr.-Cum-Chairman, Sta, Cuttack

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