IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN FRIDAY, THE 9TH APRIL 2010 / 19TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 11482 of 2010(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD., IVTH FLOOR, NOEL HOUSE,THRIKKAKARA PO, KAKKANAD, COCHIN- 682 021, REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED SIGNATORY BIJU RAJ. BY ADV. SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN SRI.K.SATHEESH KUMAR SRI.P.P.BIJU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER,KOLLAM. 2. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER,KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM. 3. CHERIYAN,S/O.SKARIA KURUVILA,KURIALLOORR EJI VILLA, VENMONY,CHENGANNOOR. BY GP K C SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO. 11482 OF 2010 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner, the financier of a Maruti Wagon R Car has filed this writ petition seeking appropriate directions to the second respondent to register the vehicle in its name, without insisting on production of the original registration records of the vehicle. According to the petitioner, the vehicle was subject to a hire purchase transaction with the third respondent. The third respondent failed to repay the loan amount. Therefore, the vehicle was surrendered to the financier. He has not produced the original registration records of the vehicle also, which are stated to be lost. The petitioner has photostat copies thereof which he is willing to produce before the second respondent. He seeks necessary directions to the second respondent to register the vehicle. 2. The question as to whether the original registration records have been lost or not can be ascertained only with notice to the third respondent. Since the matter has to be decided by the competent authority, viz the second respondent, I do not propose to go into the Wpc 11482/2010 2 question at this stage. 3. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to consider the application for registration of the vehicle in the name of the petitioner on production of photostat copies of the original registration records, after issuing notice to and hearing the third respondent also. The matter shall be considered and a decision shall be taken in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE lgk