872 The J&K High Court says the life-time road tax paid at the time of purchase cannot be levied again.
Srinagar, April 29
The J&K High Court on Thursday quashed a government circular on re-registration of vehicles purchased outside the Union Territory and said the life-time road tax paid at the time of purchase cannot be levied again.
In its 28-page order, a Division Bench comprising Justices Vinod Chatterji Koul and Ali Mohammad Magrey asked the transport department to work out a mechanism for re-registering vehicles that have been in the jurisdiction of the Union Territory for more than 12 months.
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed the order of Regional Transport Office mandating the vehicle owners who have purchased their vehicles bearing outside Registration Mark to apply for a new Registration Mark in Jammu and Kashmir.
Earlier the court had reserved its judgment on two petitions challenging the UT administration’s Circular mandating the vehicle owners to apply for a new Registration Mark for the vehicles purchased outside Jammu and Kashmir.
Reports said that a Division Bench at Srinagar comprising of Justices Vinod Chatterji Koul and Ali Muhammad Magrey that had reserved its judgement after hearing the writ petitions filed by one Zahoor Ahmad Bhat and Irshad Hussain Munshi, challenging the authority of the Regional Transport Officer, Kashmir, today quashed the circular issued by RTO.
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