In force · As amended up to 2026-08
9. Liability to pay arrears of tax of person succeeding to the ownership, possession or control of motor vehicles.— (1) If the tax leviable in respect of any motor vehicle remains unpaid by any person liable for payment thereof and such person before having paid the tax has transferred the ownership of such vehicle or has ceased to be in possession or control of such vehicle, the person to whom the ownership of the vehicle has been transferred or the person who has possession or control of such vehicle shall be liable to pay the said tax to the taxation authority.
(2) Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to affect the liability to pay the said tax of the person who has transferred the ownership or has ceased to be in possession or control of such vehicle.
1 [10. Refund of tax.— (1) When any person who has paid the tax in respect of a motor vehicle produces before the taxation authority a certificate signed by the registering authority stating that the tax token and the certificate of registration issued in respect of such vehicle have been surrendered on the date specified by the registering authority in his certificate, such person shall, on an application made in that behalf to the taxation authority and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, be entitled to a refund, —
(a) in a case where payment of tax has been made in accordance with clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 4, for each complete month of the period for which such tax has been paid and which is unexpired on the date on which the tax token and the certificate of registration were surrendered, of an amount equal to one-twelfth of the annual tax payable in respect of such vehicle; and
1. Subs. by Act 25 of 1989, s. 4, for section 10 (w.e.f. 1-2-1990).
(b) in a case where payment of tax has been made in accordance with clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 4, at the rates specified in Schedule IA.
(2) When any person has paid the tax in respect of a motor vehicle and the vehicle is removed outside Delhi before the expiry of the period for which the tax has been paid and taxed in another State or the registration of such vehicle is cancelled before the expiry of the period for which the tax has been paid, such person shall, on an application made in that behalf to the taxation authority and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, be entitled to a refund, —
(a) in a case where payment of tax has been made in accordance with clause (a) of sub-section (2) of section 4, for each complete month of the period for which such tax has been paid, and during which the vehicle was removed from Delhi or such vehicle's registration is cancelled, of an amount equal to one-twelfth of the annual tax payable in respect of such vehicle; and
(b) in a case where payment of tax has been made in accordance with clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 4, at the rates specified in Schedule IB.
(3) Where the rates of tax leviable under Part B of Schedule I are increased by notification in the Official Gazette under sub-section (2) of section 3, the Administrator may, from time to time, by the same notification or by a separate notification in the Official Gazette, correspondingly increase the rates of refund payable under this section and the refund of tax payable in respect of the vehicles registered on or after the date of such notification shall be at such increased rates.]
Source: India Code