Bhavesh Kumar Jain v. the State Transport Authority, Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Bhavesh Kumar Jain v. The State Transport Authority, Odisha & another, W.P(C) No. 10314 of 2026, High Court of Orissa at Cuttack, single bench of Chittaranjan Dash, J., order dated 01.07.2026. Keywords: quashing of tax recovery certificate TRC No- 415/2025 dated 31.12.2025; arrear MV Tax/Additional Tax/Penalty Rs. 35,900; vehicle OR 19 N 0480; period 01.04.2024 to 31.12.2025; Tax Recovery Officer-Cum-RTO, Koraput; absence of opportunity of being heard / hearing before demand; direction to RTO, Koraput to reconsider and reassess tax liability in accordance with law; petitioner to appear within 15 days with certified copy; writ petition disposed of without opinion on merits.
What did the court decide?
Demand as initiated under Annexure-2 quashed; RTO, Koraput directed to examine the matter after giving the Petitioner an opportunity of being heard and to pass an appropriate order in accordance with law; Petitioner to appear before the RTO, Koraput within 15 days with a certified copy of the order; no opinion expressed on merits.