Revenue collection from Siliguri soon Court order on transport camp office

Much to the relief of the transport operators and vehicles owners of the region, Darjeeling district in particular, Calcutta High Court has instructed the government to open a camp here for collection of revenue accrued in the transport sector.

The decision follows a suit filed by Mrinal Kanti Sarkar, a transport operator from Siliguri. Sarkar had in his petition said because of the embargo on revenue collection, imposed by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha across the hills, transporters could not pay revenue to renew documents or obtain the mandatory papers to run vehicles on road.

The Regional Transport Authority (RTA) office in Darjeeling had come to a halt because of the Morcha’s non-cooperation movement, leaving thousands of people — who could not procure fitness certificates and route permits or renew driving licenses and register new vehicles and change ownership — in the lurch. MORE...