IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 8TH DECEMBER 2010 / 17TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 33103 of 2010(K) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- K.P.RAJU, S/O.K.M.PAILLAN, KALAPURAKKAL HOUSE, CHOONDAL, THRISSUR DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN, SRI. SAIJO HASSAN, SRI, PRATHAP PILLAI, SRI. RAJAN VELLOTH, SRI. BINOJ.C. AUGUSTINE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, AYYANTHOL, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN – 680 026. 2. SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KUNNAMKULAM POLICE STATION, THRISSUR DISTRICT, PIN – 680 013. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. BASANT BALAJI. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/12/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.33103 OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of December, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner was licensed to drive heavy passenger motor vehicles as also heavy goods motor vehicles. On 31.12.2009, the bus driven by the petitioner met with an accident and that led to the issuance of an order No.L1/2281/2010 dated 30.11.2010 whereby his licence was suspended and he was disqualified from holding licence for a period of six months from 26.2.2010 to 25.8.2010. This Writ Petition has been filed after the expiry of the said period of suspension mainly with the prayer for issuance of a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to cancel the suspension of his licence effected as per order dated 30.11.2010. In fact, for revalidating the licence by revocation of suspension, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P3 representation. Ext.P3 is dated 18.6.2010. It is the inaction on the part of the respondents to act upon Ext.P3 representation that constrained the petitioner to file this Writ Petition. 2. When this matter was taken taken up today, the learned Government Pleader submitted that taking note of the fact that the period W.P.(C) NO.33103/2010 2 of suspension of the petitioner's licence had already over, the competent authority has already issued appropriate instructions to the additional licensing authority Guruvayur to note the suspension details in the records maintained in that office and then to release the file to the licence holder immediately. Thus it is obvious that based on Ext.P3 representation, steps to revoke the suspension of licence have already taken by the respondents. The fact that the respondents have already taken steps for that purpose based on Ext.P3 is recorded. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to take appropriate steps for revocation of suspension of the petitioner's licence and to return the licence to the petitioner. This shall be done expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.33103/2010 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010 W.P.(C) NO.33103/2010 4