IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 14TH DECEMBER 2010 / 23RD AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 37240 of 2010(D) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- RAJENDRAN V.R.,VATTEKKATTU PUTHENPURA, CHERUVATTOOR, KOTHAMANGALAM BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANPOSRT OFFICER, SUB REGIONAL TRANPORT OFFICE, KOTHAMANGALAM-PIN-686502 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.37240 OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of December, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the owner of three vehicles bearing registration Nos.KL-07/P 5031, KL-13/C 1062 and KL-7/Q 5623. For the purpose of getting permission to alter the aforesaid vehicles as generator van, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P4 to P6 applications before the respondent. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondent is refusing to receive the said applications on the ground that the request made there under would violate the provisions under Section 52 of the Motor Vehicles Act. When an application is submitted before the competent authority, the said authority cannot refuse to receive the same citing the reason that the request made would violate the provisions under the Act. Any decision on the request made thereunder could be taken only after receiving the said applications and on consideration of such applications in accordance with the provisions. When an application for alteration of vehicles has been submitted to the competent authority, the said authority is duty bound to receive the same and consider it in accordance with law. In that view of W.P.(C) NO.37240/2010 2 the matter, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to receive Exts.P4 to P6 applications in case the petitioner re- submit the same. In case the petitioner submits such applications for alteration of vehicles, the respondent shall consider the same, in accordance with law. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.37240/2010 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010 W.P.(C) NO.37240/2010 4