IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN FRIDAY, THE 5TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 16TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 23823 of 2008(J) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- MALABAR ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF (REGD. SOCIETY NO. 334/79) REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY SOMASUNDARAN.K, AGED 52 YEARS, S/O.P.C.SANKARAN NAIR, 6/332, NEAR Y.M.C.A KANNUR ROAD, KOZHIKODE. BY ADVS.MR.MANJERI SUNDERRAJ, SMT.SUSAN JACOB, MR.MANJERI SUBIN SUNDER RAJ. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TRANSPORT MINISTRY (A) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE KERALA STATE TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.23823/2008-J: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE KERALA GAZATTE EXTRACT DTD. 22/07/1998 G.O.(P). NO.34/98/TRAN. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE REPLY DTD. 30/12/2006 BY TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF KERALA TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE IDENTITY CARD ISSUED TO PETITIONER'S SECRETARY SOMASUNDARAN.K. DTD. 23/07/2005. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE NEW IDENTITY CARD ISSUED TO DEAF MEMBER SRI. C.K. BALAKRISHNAN. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.23823 OF 2008 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of February, 2010 JUDGMENT In its essence, the challenge in this writ petition is against a purported decision reducing the total span of travel concession identity cards for the hearing impaired. While the petitioner has demonstrated that the identity card has been issued for three years instead of five years, the Regional Transport Officer, Kozhikode has placed a statement on record, showing that the same was only a mistake and the period is five years and the error that had occurred is being corrected manually. Recording the statement dated 5.12.2009, this writ petition is closed directing that the respondent shall act in terms thereof. Sd/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, Judge. kkb.08/02.