IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 2ND SEPTEMBER 2011 / 11TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 11379 of 2011(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- PAILY P.V., PALLUPETTA HOUSE, KOOVAPPADY, PERUMBAVOOR. BY ADV. SRI.SAJEEV KUMAR K.GOPAL SMT.AMBIKA RADHAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, PERUMBAVOOR, PIN-683 542. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.P.M.MANOJ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/09/2011 ALONG WITH W.P.(C) No. 12929/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) No. 11379/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF GOODS CARRIAGE VEHICLE BEARING REGN. NO.KL-08/E-2563 EXT.P2 : COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE OF GOODS CARRIAGE VEHICLE BEARING REGN. NO.KL-08/M-9 EXT.P3 : COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT BEARING REGN. NO.KL-08/E-2563 EXT.P4 : COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT BEARING REGN. NO.KL-08/M-9 EXT.P5 : COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.(C) No. 8531 OF 2007 DATED 3.4.2007 EXT.P6 : COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.(C) No. 8881 OF 2010 DATED 17.3.2010 EXT.P7 : COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION VIDE NO.SO.1248(E) DATED 5.11.2004 ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAY RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE vps P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) Nos. 11379 & 12929 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of September, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners in these writ petitions are registered owners of a goods carriages. They have modified their goods carriage vehicles and converted them into generator mounted vehicles. They thereafter moved the concerned Joint Regional Transport Officer for altering the description of the vehicle in the certificate of registration and to classify the vehicles as non transport vehicles. These writ petitions are filed seeking a direction to the Regional Transport Officer concerned to consider the said representation and take a decision thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. When these writ petitions came up for hearing today, Sri.Sajeev Kumar K.Gopal, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submitted that a Division Bench of this Court has in W.A. No.441 of 2011 considered a similar request and directed the Regional Transport WPC Nos.11379 & 12929/2011 2 Officer to consider a similar request and take a final decision in the matter having regard to the notification dated 25.11.2004 issued by the Government of India. In such circumstances, I dispose of these writ petitions with a direction to the concerned Regional Transport Officer to consider the representations filed by the petitioners for alteration of their vehicles and to classify them as non transport vehicles in accordance with law and having regard to the stipulations in the circular dated 25.11.2004 issued by the Government of India and take an appropriate decision thereon expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioners produce a certified copy of this judgment before him. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps