[Letter From Mr V P Bhatia]

Summary

This two-page correspondence, dated March 6, 1975, is signed by V. P. Bhatia and addressed separately to Cement Marketing Co. of India Ltd. and Maharani Gayatri Devi of Jaipur. Bhatia refers to Jeeps sold in or around May 1967, noting their registration in the name of M. R. Masani and their reported locations in West Bengal and Jaipur respectively.

The letters concern a demand from the Collector of Bombay and the R.T.O. (Recovery) for vehicle taxes covering July 1967 to 1970. Bhatia states that neither Masani nor the company should be liable for the taxes and asks the recipients to verify where the vehicles had been located since June 1967 and to confirm that the necessary taxes were paid at those locations. Copies were marked to M. R. Masani; the first letter also lists Associated Cement Companies Ltd. as a recipient of a copy.

Key points

• The document consists of two letters dated March 6, 1975, signed by V. P. Bhatia.
• One letter is addressed to Cement Marketing Co. of India Ltd. in Calcutta and concerns two Jeeps located in West Bengal.
• The second letter is addressed to Maharani Gayatri Devi of Jaipur and concerns one Jeep located in Jaipur.
• The vehicles were sold in or around May 1967 and registered in the name of M. R. Masani.
• The letters respond to demands for vehicle taxes from July 1967 through 1970.
• Bhatia argues that neither Masani nor the company is liable for the taxes and requests confirmation of the vehicles’ locations and tax payments.