IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI MONDAY, THE 3RD AUGUST 2009 / 12TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 20691 of 2009(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- A.J.JOHN, ATTUVARATHU PUTHEN BUNGLOW ODANAVATTOM P.O., KOTTARAKKARA. BY ADV. SRI.P.RAVINDRA NATH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, KOLLAM. 3. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SOUTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI. BY GP SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH ASG SRI.P.PARAMESWARAN NAIR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).20691/2009 -------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of August, 2009 JUDGMENT This Court had in Writ Petition No.30126/2007 and Connected Cases dealt with the issue regarding modernisation of Pollution Testing Centres. Pursuant to the directions issued by this Court, Ext.P5 circular No.03/08 was issued by the Government. Petitioner was running a Testing Centre earlier in Kottayam. He thereafter, wanted to shift the same to Kollam. The period of licence originally issued to him had expired and the application filed by him for renewal of licence, in the new centre was proposed to be treated as a fresh application. This communication issued to the petitioner vide Ext.P4, taking note of Ext.P5, has been challenged by the petitioner in the writ petition. 2. Ext.P5 is applicable to all the Pollution Testing Centres as well. Ext.P4 only refers to Ext.P5. I do not find any grounds to interfere with Exts.P4 and P5. Writ petition is dismissed accordingly. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs