IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.GOPINATHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 23RD JUNE 2010 / 2ND ASHADHA 1932 WA.No. 995 of 2010() -------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT/ORDER IN WPC.14382/2010 Dated 20/05/2010 .................... APPELLANT/PETIITONER IN W.P.(C) NO.14382/2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- VINODKUMAR,AGED 40 YEARS, S/O.VELAYUDHAN NAIR,VINOD BHAVAN,KAKKANADU.P.O, THRIKKAKARA,ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.S.SHANAVAS KHAN RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS IN W.P.(C) NO.14382/2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. THE SECRETARY REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,(REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, ERNAKULAM, COCHIN-30. 2. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, TRICHUR-1. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. MUHAMMED RAFIQUE THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & P.S.GOPINATHAN, JJ. --------------------------- W.A No. 995 OF 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T Ramachandran Nair, J. The appeal is filed against the judgment of the learned Single Judge declining to interfere with the impugned notices proposing a fine of Rs.10,000/- under the compounding scheme from the appellant. Even though the matter could be left to the Regional Transport Authority to decide, considering the fact that it is only a single violation of permit condition and that too on a Sunday, for the sake of finality we permit the appellant to compound the offence by paying a fine of Rs.5,000/-. However, this will be in addition to any road tax payable for the day of operation of the stage carriage as a contract carriage. The Regional Transport Authority is directed to permit compounding on payment of Rs.5,000/- as fine and on payment of tax for one day for the use of the stage carriage as a contract carriage. The writ appeal is allowed as above. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR (JUDGE ) P.S.GOPINATHAN (JUDGE ) vps