IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 19TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 28TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 34735 of 2010(N) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ WOOD SUPPLIERS ASSOCIATION (AFFILIATED TO KERALA VYAPARI VYAVASAI EKOPANA SAMITHY), NO.2, NETAJI NAGAR, ASRAMAM, KOLLAM - 691 002, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT A.L.SREENIVASAN. BY ADV. SRI.R.SATISH KUMAR RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -01. 2. THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 01. 3. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, LAW & ORDER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 01. 4. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM - 013. 5. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, LAW AND ORDER, KOLLAM - 013. 6. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER (RTO), KOLLAM - 013. R1 TO R6 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` W.P.(C) No. 34735 of 2010 N ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dated this the 19th day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T Petitioner represents the people who are engaged in rubber wood business in Kollam district. Their complaint is that traders from Perumbavoor area are buying rubber wood from Kollam district, load them into trucks far above the capacity of the vehicle and transport them to far away places, which results shortage of rubber wood in Kollam district and thereby affecting their business. They have filed complaints to various authorities requesting to take steps for preventing overloading and transporting of rubber wood and complaining of inaction, this writ petition is filed. 2. Obviously, the attempt of the petitioner is to safeguard their commercial interests. Therefore, this is not a grievance which cannot be redressed in a writ petition. Be that as it may, in the transportation of rubber wood, if any violation of the Motor Vehicles Act is committed, it is up to the authorities to take action in the matter. Writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) aks