IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 13TH OCTOBER 2009 / 21ST ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 27980 of 2009(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- THE CHAIRMAN, PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION (REGD)KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, PURANATTUKARA, THRISSUR BY ADV. SRI.MOHAN PULIKKAL SMT.MANJU RAJAN SRI.K.S.ARUN BABU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, THRISSUR. GOVT. PLEADER K.C.SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P(C).No.27980 of 2009 ================== Dated this the 13th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner claims to be the chairman of the Parent Teachers Association (PTA) of the Kendriya Vidyalaya, Puranattukara, Thrissur. According to the petitioner, the PTA represented by him has undertaken the task of transporting students and teachers of the school to and from the school. The school is said to be situated in a remote place with very little public transport facilities. Therefore, 1400-odd school children are depending solely on the buses operated by the PTA numbering 15. In view of the overcrowding in these buses, the PTA is stated to have purchased a new bus. He submitted an application for transfer of registration of the said vehicle under Section 50(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act. Ext.P3 is the application submitted by the petitioner. The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 application expeditiously. According to the petitioner, under Section 50(6) of the Act, the respondent is bound to effect transfer of ownership on receipt of the application in form No.30, which has been done by the petitioner. 2. The learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that there is a serious dispute as to whether the PTA represented by the petitioner is the real PTA and there is a rival PTA also. According 2 to the learned Government Pleader, the principal of the school reported to the respondent that the association represented by the petitioner is not the real parent teacher association. 3. Having heard both sides, I am of opinion that on receipt of an application for transfer of registration, the respondent is bound to pass orders either way and he cannot sit on it indefinitely. In the above circumstances, the respondent is directed to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner and a representative of the principal of the school. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge