High Court held penalty cannot be imposed without a show cause notice, directing the RTO to accept Motor Vehicle Tax. The inquiry on penalty liability must follow due legal procedure.
Direction to opposite party to accept M.V. Tax from petitioner and to issue a show cause notice for determining penalty liability.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
WP(C) No.4206 of 2022
Amaresh Sahoo
Petitioner
-versus-
R.T.O., Cuttack
…. Opposite Party
CORAM: THE JUSTICE S.PUJAHARI
ORDER
Order No.
17.02.2022
Page 1 of 2
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M.V. Tax from the Petitioner. But, so far as the imposition of penalty is concerned, the opposite party shall ask the Petitioner for a show cause and after filing such show cause, the same shall be disposed of in the manner known to law with regard to the liability of penalty to be imposed on the Petitioner.
application.
(S. Pujahari)
Judge
PKS
1 issue framed by the court
Whether penalty can be imposed without issuing a show cause notice.
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Sujit Kumar Dhir and others vrs. Regional Transport Office, Keonjhar and othersFollowed¶17
2014 (II) OLR 1070
Amaresh Sahoo
R.T.O., Cuttack
S. Pujahari
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