IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 22ND DECEMBER 2011 / 1ST POUSHA 1933 WP(C).No. 34577 of 2011(V) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- SHAJI M., S/O. SANKARA NARAYANAN, MENAKATH HOUSE, THRIKKAVU P.O., PONNANI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. (OWNER KL-54-C-2823) BY ADV. SRI.P.K.MOHAMED JAMEEL RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. THEPONNANI MUNICIPALITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, POST PONNANI, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT - 679 577. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MALAPPURAM, POST MALAPPURAM - 676 505. R1 BY ADV. SRI. MOHAMMED IQBAL R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.MOHAMMED SHAH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 34577/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF KL-54-C-2823 DATED 14/11/2011. P2: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT DATED 09/11/2011 IN WPC. NO.27676/11 RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs ANTONY DOMINIC, J ....................................................... W.P.(C).34577/2011 .............................................. Dated this the 22nd day of December, 2011 JUDGMENT The prayer sought in this writ petition reads as under: “Issue a writ of mandamus, or any other appropriate writs, orders or directions, commanding the 1st respondent to issue passes/permits under Act 18 of 2001 in accordance with law for the transportation of sand to the vehicle of the petitioner No.KL-54-C-2823, forthwith. ii) Declare that the 1st respondent Municipality cannot take a stand that no passes/permits for transportation of sand under Act 18 of 2001, will be issued to the petitioner's vehicle on account of non- registration of the vehicles with the Municipality;” 2. In W.P.(C).27676/2011 a statement was filed by the Municipality wherein it was mentioned that the Municipality was issuing passes based on the Circular dated 6.9.2011 issued by the District Collector. That writ petition was disposed of with the following direction :- W.P.(C).34577/11 2 “Thus according to the Municipality permits will be issued to all vehicles without insisting on the registration of the vehicles in the Ponnani Municipality. Recording the submissions, this writ petition is closed.” 3. Since the issue raised in this writ petition is also similar, it is clarified that the petitioner herein will also be entitled to the benefit of the aforesaid directions in the judgment in W.P.(C). 27676/2011. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, Judge mrcs