IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 18TH OCTOBER 2010 / 26TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 25426 of 2010(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ M/S.DAWN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (PVT.)LTD. VELLOORKKARA, PUTHENCRUIZ P.O., KOCHI-682 306, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, DR.JOHNSON C.LUKOSE. BY ADV. SRI.M.A.FAYAZ RESPONDENT: -------------------- REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM-30. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.K.P.PRADEEP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/10/2010 ALONG WITH WPC. 25633/2010 & WPC. 25898/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: VK C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- W.P.(C)Nos.25426, 25633 & 25898 of 2010 ---------------------------- Dated 18th October, 2010 JUDGMENT Since common issues involved in these writ petitions were heard jointly and are being disposed of by this common judgment. These writ petitions are filed by the same petitioner who is running a school by name `Dawn International School' at Veloor in Ernakulam District. For the purpose of conveyance of the students of petitioner's school three vehicles bearing registration Nos.KL-07-BL-2237, KL-07-BE- 4058 and KL-07-BE-4049 were purchased. Later, the petitioner has approached the respondent requesting for grant of educational bus permits in respect of the said vehicles. It is the refusal to grant such permits in respect of the aforesaid vehicles that constrained the petitioner to approach this Court by filing these writ petitions. 2. Earlier, this Court passed an interim order on 20.8.2010 directing the respondent to pass orders on Ext.P7 in all these writ petitions. In compliance with the said order the respondent has issued an order dated 25.9.2010 directing the petitioner inter alia to change the class of vehicle and also to transfer of ownership of the vehicles in the name of the school. Thereafter, the respondent has issued Ext.P8 order WP(C).No.25426/2010 & connection 2 on 1.10.2010 according sanction for alteration of the motor vehicles involved in these writ petitions and the grantee was directed to produce the vehicles before the A.M.V.I., Ernakulam for inspection after making necessary alteration along with the records of the vehicles. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that subsequently the grantee of the said permits has made alteration in terms of the said direction and in the light of the provisions under Rule 290(2) of the Kerala Motor Vehicles Rules. The learned counsel for the petitioner prays for a further direction to the respondent to issue the permits as granted on production of the said vehicles. In the light of the orders referred above viz., orders dated 25.9.2010 and 1.10.2010 these writ petitions are disposed of as hereunder:- In case the grantee produces the vehicles namely, KL-07- BL-2237, KL-07-BE-4058 and KL-07-BE-4049, after making necessary alternations in terms of the aforesaid order and also in terms of Rule 290 (2) of the Motor Vehicles Rules, the respondent shall issue educational bus permits as requested for, expeditiously, at any rate within a period of two weeks from the date of production of the documents and vehicles after such compliance. C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS