[Letter to Mr V P Bhatia]

Summary

In this letter dated March 17, 1976, M. R. Masani writes to V. P. Bhatia about unpaid motor-vehicle taxes on three jeeps: MRG 2184, registered in Masani’s name, and MRG 2183 and MRG 2185, registered in S. V. Raju’s name. Masani explains that the vehicles had formerly been registered in the names of Raju and Masani during their association with the Swatantra Party, and assumes they were sold after the 1971 elections. He asks Bhatia to urgently provide the purchasers’ names and addresses, the dates of sale, and copies of any correspondence notifying the Regional Transport Office and the Bombay Municipal Corporation.

Key points

• Masani’s letter is dated March 17, 1976, and addressed to V. P. Bhatia.
• The Regional Transport Office had issued notices concerning unpaid taxes on three jeeps.
• The vehicles were formerly registered in the names of Masani and S. V. Raju.
• Masani asks for the purchasers’ identities, addresses, and dates of sale.
• He requests copies of any letters notifying the transport office and the Bombay Municipal Corporation of the sales.
• The enclosed notices warn that unpaid taxes may lead to prosecution and recovery as arrears of land revenue.
• The letter also encloses a communication concerning jeep MRA 4095 and a prior letter to the Swatantra Party dated March 6, 1975.