IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 18TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 27TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 28100 of 2010(J) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- MARINA MOTORS (P)LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER (OPERATIONS), BYPASS, PANTHEERANKAVU, CALICUT-673 019. BY ADVS. SRI.P.T.MOHAN KUMAR, SRI.A.RANJITH NARAYANAN, SRI.S.K.SAJU. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE – 673 001. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/11/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- W.P.(C)No.28100 of 2010 ---------------------------- Dated 18th November, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner who is a dealer of motor vehicles filed this writ petition mainly with the prayer to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent to register the Fiat Linea motor car manufactured by Fiat India Ltd. which was produced by the petitioner for registration before the respondent. A statement has been filed in this writ petition by the respondent. It is stated therein as hereunder:- “The Motor Car (Fiat India Linea) brought registration before the authority on 31.8.2010. On inspection of the vehicle the Inspecting Officer reported that the Chassis Number was locally carved as MCA 110031D0901375ENZ and different when compared with Chassis Number found on another Motor Car manufacture by the same company.” It is further stated therein that the chassis number was scratched and removed and a new chassis number was carved locally. Therefore, the authority returned the vehicle and the related documents of the vehicle were seized and now it is pending before the respondent for consideration. A glance of the pleading in this writ petition would also reveal the fact that the chassis number has been carved locally. In such circumstances, this Court cannot issue a direction as sought for by the petitioner in this writ petition. It will be up to the concerned authority WP(C).No.28100/2010 2 before whom the matter is pending to take appropriate action in accordance with law in the matter of registration as also in the matter of proceeding further in view of the facts detected. With the said observation, this writ petition is disposed of. C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS