IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON TUESDAY, THE 28TH APRIL 2009 / 8TH VAISAKHA 1931 WP(C).No. 12880 of 2009(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- AJITH.P.A. S/O. P.K.AYYAPPAN, PROPRIETOR, M/S. AISWARYA GAS SERVICES, 16/440-A, KARUVELIPADY, COCHIN-5. BY ADV. SRI.S. RAMESH BABU RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 2. THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, SUB REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE, MATTANCHERY, THOPPUMPADY.P.O. 3. MOTOR VEHICLES INSPECTOR, MATTANCHERRY. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER ADV. SHRI MOHAMMED ANZAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/04/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, J. ........................................................................ W.P.(C) No. 12880 OF 2009 ......................................................................... Dated this the 28th April, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner has approached this Court mainly aggrieved of Ext. P3 order issued by the second respondent directing the petitioner to produce the vehicle after fitting the Anti-lock Braking System. The petitioner contends that the direction issued by the said respondent is outside the purview of the relevant provisions of law in respect of the particular nature of the vehicle. However, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the relief sought for in the Writ Petition is confined to grant some more time to fit the said device to the vehicle of the petitioner . 2. Heard the learned Government Pleader for the respondents. After hearing both the sides, the Writ Petition is disposed of permitting the petitioner to fit the said device as directed in Ext. W.P.(C) No. 12880 OF 2009 2 P3 within a further period of one month from today and produce the vehicle before the concerned authority for inspection and further steps as directed in Ext.P3. P.R. RAMACHANDRA MENON, JUDGE. lk