[Letter to Mr Lingappa]

Summary

This three-page English office-letter packet, dated March 5, 1975, consists of a covering letter from Miss Mody to Mr. Lingappa and two enclosed draft letters signed by V. P. Bhatia. The covering letter records the transmission of two original letters, two true copies, and two draft letters, with the documents apparently intended for Mr. Minoo Masani and other parties concerned.

The two drafts address unpaid vehicle taxes connected with Jeeps sold by Conant Marketing Co. of India Ltd. in or around May 1967. One draft concerns two Jeeps already located in West Bengal, while the other concerns a Jeep located in Jaipur and addressed to Maharani Gayatri Devi. Both letters state that the vehicles were registered in Mr. M. R. Masani’s name, that the Collector of Bombay and the R.T.O. (Recovery) were seeking taxes for July 1967 through 1970, and that the seller seeks confirmation of the vehicles’ locations and payment of taxes at the relevant places. The packet also bears a Bhartiya Lok Dal office stamp.

Key points

• The packet is dated March 5, 1975, and is addressed by Miss Mody to Mr. Lingappa.
• The covering letter lists two original letters, two true copies, and two draft letters as enclosures.
• V. P. Bhatia’s first draft concerns Jeeps MRA 4095 and MRA 4096, said to have been located in West Bengal.
• V. P. Bhatia’s second draft concerns Jeep MRA 4092, said to have been located in Jaipur.
• Both drafts dispute liability for vehicle taxes demanded for the period from July 1967 to 1970.
• The letters request information about the vehicles’ locations since June 1967 and confirmation that taxes were paid where the vehicles were located.
• The documents refer to M. R. Masani as the person in whose name the vehicles were registered.