IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 23RD MAY 2008 / 2ND JYAISHTA 1930 OP.No. 21601 of 2001(V) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ V.P. RASHEED, SON OF P.S. PAREED KHAN, MANAGING PARTNER M/S. ORIENTAL TIMBERS, KATHRIKKADAV, KALOOR, COCHIN 17 BY ADV. SRI.G.HARIHARAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, EAST FORT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, ERNAKULAM. 3. UNION OF IDNAI, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT, CENTRAL SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI 110 001 4. REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. R1,R2 & R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. TEKCHAND R3 B Y ADV. SRI.THOMAS MATHEW NELLIMOOTTIL THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 23/05/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2 ORDER ON CMP 35201 OF 2001 IN OP 21601 OF 2001 DISMISSED 23.5.2008 SD/-C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE RELATING TO VEHICLE NO. KL- 7/N-3373 EXT.P1(a) TRUE COPY OF THE RC RELATING TO VEHICLE NO. KL-7/N-3573 EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION DATE D 18.10.96 ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE RC RELATING TO VEHICLE NO. KL-7/AB-6177 REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF NAGALAND AND THEREAFTER RE-REGISTERED AT KERALA VIZ AT THE OFFICE OF THE ADDL. REGISTERING AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF THE INTERIM ORDER IN CMP NO. 33404 OF 2001 IN OP 20564 OF 2001 DATED 12.7.2001 RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE. C.N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. -------------------------------------------- O.P. NO. 21601 OF 2001 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of May, 2008 JUDGMENT Since the issue raised is covered by the decision of this Court in JALEEL V. STATE OF KERALA, (2002) 2 K.L.T. 809, this O.P. is disposed of with the same observations, findings and directions as contained in that decision. (C.N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge kk 2