Vehicle Owner Entitled to Pay MV Tax & Seek Penalty Waiver Before Coercive Action: Orissa HC

Biranchi Narayan Kar Vs State of Odisha & Ors. (Orissa High Court) The Orissa High Court considered a writ petition challenging the levy of Motor Vehicle Tax and additional Motor Vehicle Tax shown as arrears for the period from 01.10.2015 to 31.12.2025 in the Transport Department’s web portal, without calling for any reply or explanation from the vehicle owner. The Petitioner stated that the arrears had not been paid due to financial exigencies and sought permission to deposit the outstanding tax and file a reply seeking waiver of penalties under Section 13 of the Odisha Motor Vehicle Ta...