[Letter to Regional Transport Officer Regarding Jeep No-MRA4024]

Summary

In this letter dated October 27, 1984, M. R. Masani writes to the Regional Transport Officer’s Recovery Branch in Bombay regarding three motor-vehicle tax bills—Nos. 54, 71, and 860—for jeep vehicles MRA-4024, MRA-4093, and MRZ-8939. Masani states that none of the vehicles was in his possession during the periods in question and therefore denies liability for the bills. He asks the officer to acknowledge the letter and confirm that the matter will not lead to further harassment.

Masani adds that he had repeatedly explained that the jeeps belonged to the Swatantra Party when he was its General Secretary in the 1960s, and that the party sold them sometime in the late 1960s. The file includes the registered-mail acknowledgment, the sender’s address, a motor-vehicle tax bill for vehicle MRZ-8939, and printed tax-payment instructions and Regional Transport Office addresses. The enclosures document the bureaucratic basis of the dispute but do not include the earlier correspondence to which Masani refers.

Key points

• M. R. Masani’s letter is dated October 27, 1984, and is addressed to the Regional Transport Officer, RTO Recovery Branch, Old Bodyguard Lines, Bombay.
• He responds to Bills Nos. 54, 71, and 860 concerning jeep vehicles MRA-4024, MRA-4093, and MRZ-8939.
• Masani denies liability, stating that none of the three vehicles was in his possession during the relevant periods.
• He describes the repeated bills as harassment despite his prior explanations and a notice from the Swatantra Party.
• He recalls that the jeeps belonged to the Swatantra Party during his tenure as General Secretary in the 1960s and were sold by the party in the late 1960s.
• The enclosures include postal acknowledgment material, a motor-vehicle tax bill, and administrative instructions from the Bombay Regional Transport Office.