p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.11988 of 2026 Pankajini Barik …. Petitioner Mr. Dhaneswar Behera, Advocate along with Mr. J. Bhuyan, Advocate -versus- State of Odisha and another …. Opposite Parties Mr. Pravakar Behera, Standing Counsel for Transport Department CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MURAHARI SRI RAMAN Order No. 01. ORDER 29.04.2026 1. The petitioner has filed this writ petition questioning the levy of Motor Vehicle Tax and Additional Motor Vehicle Tax including imposition of penalty in respect of the vehicle bearing Registration No.OD-29-G-1717 for the periods from 01.04.2022 to 31.03.2026 showing arrears as uploaded in the web-portal of the Transport Department without calling for any reply/explanation. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the tax component has already been paid by the petitioner on 09.02.2026 through online. It is further submitted that the penalty adjudicated by the authority has not been paid. 3. Mr. Pravakar Behera, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Transport Department-opposite parties conceded that the petitioner has already been paid the tax component and he may approach the appropriate authority to contest against imposition of penalty. 4. This Court on consideration of aforesaid submissions and taking into view the prayer made by the petitioner, without p. 2 rendering any opinion on merits of the matter, disposes of this writ petition granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the concerned authority within a period of 15 days challenging the imposition of the penalty and move a petition for grant of stay of penalty, which shall be considered by the authority concerned during pendency of such adjudication proceeding. (M.S. Raman) Judge Aswini SETHY Designation: Personal Assistant (Secretary-in-charge) COURT, CUTTACK Signature Not Verified