5/21/2023 0 Comments Road to nowhere you tubeChallenging the same, the petitioner had filed the present petition. Though the petitioner submitted all the documents, his application was rejected by the RTO. However, the official demanded the production of the disability certificate and a certificate stating that the petitioner can drive the said vehicle as also the certificate from the retro fitment centre. ![]() The petitioner had sought for road tax exemption before the regional transport officer (RTO), Pudukottai. The GO passed by the state government in 1976 exempts from payment of tax to all motor vehicles specially designed or adapted for the use of the physically handicapped people, provided the vehicles are used by physically handicapped people only. The petitioner had purchased a car and adapted the vehicle for his personal use by obtaining retro fitment certificate from the government approved retro fitment centre in 2022. The petitioner suffers from 80% locomotor disability and has an identity card issued by the central government. ![]() The court was hearing the petition filed by Angappan of Pudukottai district. MADURAI: Bringing relief to a physically challenged man by directing the authorities to grant him road tax exemption for his car, the Madras high court has cleared the misconception of the authorities that people with disabilities would be entitled to tax exemption only if they drive the vehicles and clarified that the only condition prescribed in the GO is that the vehicle should be used by the physically challenged people.
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