IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 20TH DECEMBER 2010 / 29TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 1360 of 2008(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- RAJKUMAR K.K., KARUVATHIL HOUSE, P.O.PERINJANAM, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.B.PRAJITH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DEPUTY TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, CZ-1, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, THRISSUR. 2. THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, KODUNGALLOOR. BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT.SUDHA DEVI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.1360 Of 2008 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 20th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the registered owner of a goods vehicle bearing registration No.KL-5J.4782 which is a light commercial vehicle manufactured by Tata Motors. The type of the body of the vehicle in the registration certificate is 'open'. The petitioner thereafter wanted to change the type of the vehicle as 'closed' from the type 'open' without changing the structure of the vehicle or its basic feature originally specified by the manufacturer. The Writ Petition is filed challenging Exhibit P2 order passed by the Deputy Transport Commissioner, rejecting the appeal. 2. While admitting the Writ Petition, this Court passed an interim order as prayed for, wherein the interim order sought for was to permit the petitioner to provide close body in respect of the petitioner's goods vehicle bearing registration No.KL-5J.4782 and accept the road tax pending disposal of the Writ Petition. In the light of the said interim order, no further orders are called for in the Writ Petition and the Writ Petition is closed, making it clear that if there is any further grievance to the petitioner, he will be at liberty to move the authorities concerned. Sd/-( T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) dsn True copy P.A.to Judge W.P.(C)No. -2-