IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 9TH OCTOBER 2009 / 17TH ASWINA 1931 OP.No. 494 of 2002(H) --------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- A. VIJAYAN S/O. ARTHANARI, 26/103, JAI HIND STREET, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. MR.G.HARIHARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, ADDITIONAL REGISTERING AUTHORITY, PALAKKAD. 2. STATE TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, TRIVANDRUM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT, CENTRAL SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI-110 001. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER (TAX) SRI. K.P. PRADEEP ADV. SRI.JAGDEESH LAKSHMAN, ADDL.CGSC FOR R3 SRI.NAGARESH,ACGSC FOR R3 SRI.K.R.RAJKUMAR, ADDL.CGSC FOR R3 THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP.No. 494 of 2002(H) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 - TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT COPY REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE RELATING TO VEHICLE NO. KL-09/H-3529 EXT.P1(a) - TRUE COPY OF THE RELEVANT COPY REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE RELATING TO VEHICLE NO.KL-09/J-3129 EXT.P2 - TRUE COPY OF THE CIRCULAR ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DATED 18.10.1996. EXT.P3 - TRUE COPY OF THE SIMILAR ORDER ISSUED BY THIS HON'BLE HIGH COURT IN C.M.P. NO. 62585/2001 IN O.P. NO. 38185/2001 DATED 18.12.2001. // TRUE COPY // PA TO JUDGE rhs S. SIRI JAGAN, J ............................................... O.P. No. 494 of 2002 ................................................. Dated this the 9th day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is challenging Ext.P2 notification issued by the Government of India under the Motor Vehicles Act. The validity of that notification was considered by this court in a batch of writ petitions and was upheld in the decision of Jaleel v. State of Kerala [2002 (2) KLT 809]. In the above circumstances, nothing survives in this writ petition and accordingly the same is dismissed. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs