IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 20TH AUGUST 2008 / 29TH SRAVANA 1930 WP(C).No. 25202 of 2008(A) -------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- RAJEEVAN, S/O. KANARAN, KULANGARATH HOUSE, CHERAPURAM.P.O, KAKKATTIL, VATAKARA. BY ADV. SRI.C.R.SIVAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, THE MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENT, SECRETRIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY, THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE, OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE, VATAKARA. 3. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE, OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE, VATAKARA. 4. THE STATE TRANSPORT APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM. BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT.K.R.DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/08/2008 , THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. =============== W.P.(C) NO. 25202 OF 2008 A ==================== Dated this the 20th day of August, 2008 J U D G M E N T The issue raised in this writ petition concerns cancellation of permit of a Stage Carriage bearing Regn.No.KL-18/D-6294, operating on the route Vadakara-Theekkuni-Kakkatt, which replaced the vehicle KL-11/L-6294. 2. Admittedly, on 14/12/2007, the stage carriage KL-11/L-6294 was involved in an accident at Vatakara-Villiappally road resulting in the death of two persons. This led to the issuance of Ext.P3 show cause notice, calling upon the petitioner, the registered owner of the vehicle, as to why the permit shall not be cancelled. Petitioner submitted Ext.P4 explanation to the show cause notice. That was considered by the 2nd respondent, who issued Ext.P5 cancelling the permit with immediate effect. 3. Petitioner challenged Ext.P5 by filing MVAA No.234/08 and that was rejected by the STAT by Ext.P6 judgment. Petitioner sought review of the judgment and that was also rejected by Ext.P7. It is in these circumstances writ petition has been filed challenging Exts.P5, P6 and P7. 4. A reading of Exts.P5, P6 and P7 shows that the statutory WPC 25202/08 :2 : authorities on appreciation of the factual issues, were satisfied that the facts as disclosed before them made out a clear case for cancellation of the permit. 5. In view of the factual findings concurrently arrived at by the respective authorities as mentioned in the aforesaid orders and in the absence of anything to the contrary to conclude that the aforesaid conclusions of the authorities are perverse, I see absolutely no reason to take a different view. I fully endorse the findings in the aforesaid orders. Writ petition merits only to be dismissed and I do so. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp