IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM THURSDAY, THE 14TH JULY 2011 / 23RD ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 17394 of 2011(Y) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. SEBASTIAN, AGED 40 YEARS, S/O.APREM, KEEZHTHARA HOUSE, ELAVANTHI KARA, MANJAPRA VILLAGE. 2. BIJU P.P, AGED 30 YEARS, S/O.PATHROSE, PALLIKKARAKKARAN HOUSE, MURINGADATHUPARA KARA, AYYAMPUZHA VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.K.SUNILKUMAR RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE ,ALUVA (RURAL) ALUVA, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT 683 101. 2. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KALADY POLICE STATION, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT 683 574. 3. YACOB, THIRUTHANATHIL HOUSE MERIGIRI KARA, MANJAPRA VILLAGE 683 574. 4. THANKACHAN, MADAN HOUSE MERIGIRI KARA, MANJAPRA VILLAGE 683 574. 5. JIMMY, PALATTIL HOUSE, VADAKKUMBHAGOM KARA, MANJAPRA VILLAGE 683 574. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT. C.M.CHARISMA R3 TO R5 BY ADV. DR.K.P.SATHEESAN, SRI.ANOOP.V.NAIR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/07/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.17394/2011 Y APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF CONTRACT CARRIAGE PERMIT ISSUED FROM THE SUB REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE, ALUVA TO THE PETITIONER. P2: COPY OF THE RECEIPT DTD. 6/4/2011 ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY, MANJAPRA GRAMA PANCHAYATH TO THE 1ST PETITIONER. P3: COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DTD. 15/06/2011 FILED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT. P4: COPY OF THE COMPLAINT DTD. 21/06/2011 FILED BY THE PETITIONERS BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss PIUS C. KURIAKOSE & C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JJ. ----------------------------------------------- WP(C). No. 17394 of 2011 ----------------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of July, 2011 J U D G M E N T Pius C.Kuriakose, J. This writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution is filed by first petitioner, the registered owner of autorickshaw which is driven by the second petitioner seeking police protection for parking the vehicle in the Vadakkumbhagom Auto Stand within the limits of Manjapra Grama Panchayat and for running the autorickshaw smoothly. The learned Govt. Pleader on the basis of the instructions received from the appellants submitted that initially the Manjapra Grama Panchayat had issued a bonnet number registration in respect of the autrickshaw to the first petitioner. However, the driving licence which was ordered to be produced was not produced within the stipulated time. Therefore the registration was cancelled. At the moment, the petitioners do not have bonnet number registration. WP(C).17394/11 -2- Without bonnet number registration, the petitioner cannot be permitted to park the vehicle in the Panchayat Autorickshaw Stand or to operate the vehicle within the area of the Grama Panchayat. The learned counsel for respondents 3 to 5 placed before us a copy of order No.173 dt. 8-7-2011 issued by the Manjapra Grama Panchayat under which the bonnet number registration was cancelled. The counsel for respondents 3 to 5 is directed to hand over a copy of the above order to the counsel for the petitioner. We decline relief in view of the facts disclosed. However, we permit the petitioners to move again, if necessary, after obtaining bonnet number registration from the Panchayat. Writ petition is disposed of as above. (PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE) (C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JUDGE) ksv/-