IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 4TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 13TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 32761 of 2010(U) ------------------------- PETITIONER : ------------------ SUDHEER K.S., S/O. SUDHAKARAN, KAITHAKKAL HOUSE, KOONAMTHAI, EDAPPALLY. BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENT : --------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. K.C. SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P(C)No.32761 of 2010 ---------------------------------------- Dated 4th November, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the owner of a vehicle bearing registration No. KL-04/U 5596 which is registered as a Goods Vehicle. The petitioner has submitted Ext.P2 application for alteration of the vehicle as a Generator Van. In short, the petitioner wanted to mount a generator in the vehicle. Ext.P2 application was rejected by the respondent as per Ext.P3 on the ground that mounting generator in the vehicle would be violative of Section 52(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act. The question whether mounting of a generator on a goods vehicle would be violative of Section 52 of the Act was considered by this Court in Ext.P4 judgment. In fact, Ext.P4 judgment was rendered based on another judgment in W.P. (C)No.2738 of 2010. Evidently, this Court has held that mounting of a generator on a goods vehicle will not alter the basic features of the said vehicle and therefore it would not be violative of Section 52(1) of the Act as it will not bring about any alteration in the chassis of the vehicle. In the said circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of in the light of Ext.P4 as hereunder: Ext.P3 order passed on Ext.P2 application is set aside. The WP(C).No.32761/2010 2 respondent is directed to grant permission to the petitioner to alter the vehicle as Generator Van as sought for by the petitioner in Ext.P2 application. This will not enable the petitioner to change the class of the vehicle. C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS