IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH FRIDAY, THE 22ND FEBRUARY 2008 / 3RD PHALGUNA 1929 OP.No. 17665 of 1996(C) --------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- M.I.GEORGE, MOOTHEDAN HOUSE, MELOOR P.O., IRINJALAKUDA. BY ADV. SRI.P.VIJAYA BHANU SRI.T.A.UNNIKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ---------------------- 1. THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, IRINJALAKUDA. 2. GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, REP.BY SECRETARY TO TRANSPORT, DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.K.R.DEEPA THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP. NO.17665/1996 ORDER ON CMP. NO.31665/1996 IN OP. NO.17665/1996 DISMISSED 22.02.2008 SD/- KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE ORDER NO. C3/10319/96 DT. 11.10.96 ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT. /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE tss KURIAN JOSEPH, J. --------------------------------------- O.P. No. 17665 OF 1996 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of February, 2008. J U D G M E N T This original petition is filed with the following prayers: i) Issue a writ of certiorari or such other writ, order or direction quashing Exhibit P1 order. ii) Issue a writ of mandamus or such other writ, order or direction directing the 1st respondent to permit the petitioner to alter his vehicle bearing registration No.KL 5-603 as a goods carrier. In view of the judgment of this Court in W.A.No.2085/2003 and connected cases, Exhibit P1 is quashed with a direction to the first respondent to consider the matter afresh, in the light of the judgment referred to above, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. This original petition is disposed of as above. KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE. smp KURIAN JOSEPH, J. O.P. No. 17665 OF 1996 J U D G M E N T 22.02.2008