Received a summon for unpaid token tax after 20 years of sale of vehicle

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March 13, 2025 at 2:15 pm

So my father used to own this truck some 20 years back which was sold to some guy from another state, now that my father is no more and I have received this summon from the state transport department that the token tax for the past 20 years haven’t been paid and on paper the vehicle still belongs to my father.
The unpaid tax is almost 1 lakh and has been unpaid after the vehicle was sold.
I was able to get my hands on the copy of the sale agreement which clearly states that any tax/challan has to be paid by the second party after the sale of the vehicle.
But, the officials in the RLA say that it was our responsibility to oversee the transfer of ownership and there is nothing they can do other than forwarding an application written by me to the transport department along with the copy of the sale deed to request them to recover this unpaid tax from the second party.
What can i do to get away from this mess?

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[Indiandude2263]

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March 13, 2025 at 2:58 pm

Enclose your father s death certificate and send them a written reply.

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[Utkarshseeker448]

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March 14, 2025 at 8:51 am

While this is the right thing to do, but don’t do this. Department wants a scapegoat and your dad was the target, ignore the mail and move on.

Fines can’t be transferred so no need to hit your head on replying or resolving it.

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