IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI TUESDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2009 / 20TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 22865 of 2009(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- E.B.SALIM, S/O.E.B.BAVA, EDAYAPURATH HOUSE, VAZHAKALA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. SRI.PHILIP T.VARGHESE SRI.THOMAS T.VARGHESE RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, PERINTHALMANNA. 3. SUBAIR, S/O.MOHAMMED, KODUVALLY HOUSE, EDAYATTOOR, MELATTOOR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.P.N SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.22865 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 11th August,2009 J U D G M E N T Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Learned Government Pleader. 2. Petitioner claims to be an owner of a Mahindra Scorpio Van bearing Reg. No.KL10/X 303. He claims to have purchased the vehicle from the 3rd respondent. He has sought for transfer of the ownership and an application submitted in this behalf before the 2nd respondent is pending . Since the vehicle was originally registered by the 2nd respondent, a clearance certificate for dealing with the said application for transfer was obtained from the 2nd respondent and produced before the 1st respondent. It seems that there has been delay in dealing with the application for registration because according to the petitioner, the 1st respondent was informed that there is another vehicle with the same registration number and the same engine number/chassis number. The 1st respondent required the production of the W.P ( C) No.22865 of 2009 2 said vehicle for inspection and according to the petitioner, the vehicle could not be traced out. A decision may be taken on the petitioner’s application for transfer of registration after notice to the 3rd respondent also, by the 1st respondent within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment . In the meanwhile, petitioner shall be permitted to pay the current vehicle tax in respect of vehicle bearing Reg. No.KL10/X 303 without prejudice to further action to be taken by the 1st respondent as directed above. Writ petition is disposed of as above. (V.GIRI,JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.22865 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No.22865 of 2009 4