Kanaka Lata Behera v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Odisha High Court Cuttack; W.P.(C) No.6000 of 2025; Kanaka Lata Behera v. State of Odisha; Dr. Justice S. K. Panigrahi; Motor Vehicle Tax arrears; Additional Motor Vehicle Tax; penalty; vehicle OR-09-D-5654; period 01.07.2019 to 31.12.2024; Transport Department web-portal; no demand notice served; waiver under Section 13 Odisha Motor Vehicle Taxation Act, 1975; liberty to deposit arrears within four weeks; reply/explanation; permit and fitness certificate; disposed without merits opinion.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed without opinion on merits; petitioner granted liberty to deposit the outstanding Motor Vehicle Tax and Additional Motor Vehicle Tax as on date and file a reply/explanation within four weeks; on such deposit the authority concerned to consider the reply within a further four weeks; payment to be accepted and, on an appropriate application, issuance of permit and fitness certificate to be considered in accordance with law.