IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 20TH JUNE 2008 / 30TH JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 23142 of 2006(E) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- M/S. SREE RAM INVESTMENTS LIMITED, 4TH FLOOR, CAPITOL CENTRE, STATUE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS BRANCH MANAGER, BINO THOMAS. BY ADV. SRI.R.BINDU (SASTHAMANGALAM) SRI.PRASANTH M.P RESPONDENTS: ------------------------- 1. K.THANKAPPAN, S/O. KESAVAN NAIR, DHANIL BHAVAN, HOUSE NO.80, VATTAVILA, PARASSALA. 2. THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, PARASSALA. 3. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TRANSPORT (B) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. MOHAMMED ANZAR K.J – R2 TO R4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.23142/2006 E APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION IN RESPECT OF VEHICLE NO.KL-09/H-4605. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE INTIMATION IN FORM G SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DTD. 31/03/2004. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DTD. 12/04/2004. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THE MUNSIFF COURT, KOLLAM DTD. 4/03/2005. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DTD. 8/05/2006. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.23142 of 2006 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed with the following prayer:- i) issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, direction or order, directing the respondents 2 and 3 to issue fresh certificate of registration in respect of vehicle bearing registration KL.09/H 4605 in the name of the petitioner forthwith. It is submitted that the pendency of the dispute before the civil court was a reason for the non-issuance of the certificate of registration. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the matter is now pending before the Arbitrator. There will be a direction to the second respondent to take appropriate action in the matter based on the decision taken by the Arbitrator. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.23142 of 2006 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 20th June, 2008