IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 26TH NOVEMBER 2007 / 5TH AGRAHAYANA 1929 WP(C).No. 33765 of 2007(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ MADHU A.M., S/O. MANIYAN, THAMARAVELIL HOUSE, PADINJAREKARA, VALLAKOM, VAIKOM, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.S.RAJEEV SRI.K.K.DHEERENDRAKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. REGIONAL TRASPORT OFFICER, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 3. JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, VAIKOM, KOTTAYAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BENJAMIN PAUL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 26/11/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J ------------------- W.P.(C). 33765/2007 -------------------- Dated this the 26th day of November, 2007 JUDGMENT In Ext.P5 application made by the petitioner, permission has been sought for altering the vehicle from 'Open Body' to 'Closed Body'. The delay on the part of the second respondent in passing orders thereon has led the petitioner to file this writ petition. 2. This Court had already taken the view that minor alterations for the vehicle do not require the permission of the Registering Authority and only those alterations which affect the basic features of the vehicle alone require the permission of the said authority. 3. Taking into account the law that has laid down by this Court as above in W.P.(C).29946/2006, I dispose of this writ petition directing the second respondent to consider Ext.P5 application filed by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders thereon as expeditiously as possible at any rate, within four weeks on production of a copy of this judgment. ANTONY DOMINIC Judge mrcs