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. 32675 of 2010(H) ------------------------ PETITIONER : ------------------ HARIDAS, ARUN COTTAGE, ADOOR, NEW TOWN HALL PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT- 691 523. BY ADVS. SRI.P.SREEKUMAR SRI.K.S.MANU (PUNUKKONNOOR) RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, ADOOR – 691 523. 2. THE MANAGER,COLLECTION/SALE), CARLOAN DEPARTMENT, ICICI BANK LTD, RAPG DIVISION, IST FLOOR, PULIMOODU, M.G.ROAD,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. R1 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.32675 of 2010 ---------------------------------------- Dated 4th November, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner who is the registered owner of a vehicle bearing registration No.KL 03 M 6147 submitted an application for renewal of permit. In fact, the permit was to expire on 30.8.2010. The application for renewal of permit was submitted prior to the expiry of the permit. On receipt of the application the second respondent directed the petitioner to produce the No Objection Certificate from the financier. Ext.P3 would reveal that the petitioner has already requested the financier to issue the No Objection Certificate. Ext.P4 is the acknowledgment. In terms of Section 51(7) of the Motor Vehicles Act (for short `the Act'), if the financier is not responding to the request for issuance of No Objection Certificate within seven days from the date of receipt of the request, the competent authority can grant renewal of permit in terms of the provisions under section 51(9) of the Act. However, the first respondent is not taking appropriate action for considering the application submitted for renewal of permit even in the aforesaid circumstances. In the said circumstances that this writ petition has been filed by the petitioner. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and also WP(C).No.32675/2010 2 the learned Government Pleader. 3. Exts.P3 and P4 would reveal that the petitioner has already made request to the financier of the vehicle for issuance of a No Objection Certificate. Ext.P3 is dated 19.9.2010. Ext.P4 would reveal that the said request was received by the financier on 25.9.2010. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider the application submitted by the petitioner for renewal of permit of the vehicle bearing registration No.KL-03 M 6147 in accordance with the provisions under Section 51(9) of the Act expeditiously, at any rate within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS