IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 6TH APRIL 2006 / 16TH CHAITHRA, 1928 OP.No. 37927 of 2001(M) ----------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ A.J. AUGUSTINE, ATTIPETTIL HOUSE, NEDUMKANDAUM, P.O. IDUKKI DIST. BY ADV. SRI.B.RAJESH SRI.G.HARIHARAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, VANDIPERIYAR 2. STATE TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, TRIVANDRUM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT CENTRAL SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI. R1 AND R2 BY G.P. SRI. SOJAN JAMES R3 BY ADV. SRI.K.V.SABU SRI.M.K.SUMOD, ADDL.CGSC SRI. AJITH KRISHNAN, ADDL.CGSC THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 06/04/2006 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2 ORDER ON CMP 62227 OF 2001 IN OP 37927 OF 2001 DISMISSED 6.4.2006 SD/-C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE RELATING TO VEHICLE NO. KL- 6B/2112 EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE RELATING TO VEHICLE NO. KL- 6A/6364 EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF NOTIFICATION/CIRCULAR DATED 18.10.1996 ISSUED BY THIRD RESPONDENT. EXT.P4 TRUE COPY OF ORDER IN CMP 26558 OF 2001 IN OP 16668/2001 DATED 21.8.2001, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. RESPONDENTS'S EXHIBITS: EXT.R3(a) TRUE COPY OF NOTIFICATION NO. S.O. 728(E) DATED 18.10.1996 ISSUED BY MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT. EXT.R3(b) TRUE COPY OF NOTIFICATION NO. S.O. 517(E) DATED 26.5.2000 ISSUED BY MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT. EXT.R3(d) TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 15.3.2002 IN OP 31960 OF 2001 OF THIS HON'BLE COURT. TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. -------------------------------------------- O.P. NO.37927 OF 2001 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of April, 2006 JUDGMENT In the light of the judgment in O.P.No. 31960 of 2001 and connected cases (Ext.R3(d)), this Original Petition is also dismissed with the same findings, observations and directions as contained in that judgment. No costs. (C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge msr/ 2