NOTICE

Summary

This two-page document is a Regional Transport Office, Bombay, notice dated 18 November 1976, addressed to Minoo Masani concerning unpaid motor-vehicle tax for vehicle M.R.G. 2347. It states that the tax had remained unpaid from February 1976 onward and warns that non-payment could lead to prosecution under section 16 of the B.M.V. Tax Act, 1958, as well as recovery of the arrears as land revenue under section 12.

The accompanying bill identifies the vehicle as subject to yearly regular taxation and records a grand total of Rs. 1,275.00, including Rs. 864.00 in tax and Rs. 210.00 in penalty, alongside additional listed charges. The notice gives the recipient seven days to comply, offers the option of compounding the offence under rule 19 of the B.M.V. Tax Rules, 1959, and asks that proof of any prior payment be supplied immediately.

Key points

• The notice was issued by the Regional Transport Office, Bombay, on 18 November 1976.
• It concerns alleged arrears of motor-vehicle tax for vehicle M.V. No. MRG 2347.
• The notice invokes sections 16 and 12 of the B.M.V. Tax Act, 1958.
• The arrears may be recovered as land revenue if unpaid.
• The recipient is given seven days to comply or face further action without additional notice.
• The accompanying bill records a grand total of Rs. 1,275.00, including a listed penalty of Rs. 210.00.
• The recipient may seek to compound the offence under rule 19 of the B.M.V. Tax Rules, 1959.