IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR TUESDAY, THE 14TH DECEMBER 2010 / 23RD AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 37158 of 2010(T) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ AJITHKUMAR.K.K, KAITTYANICKAL HOUSE, WEST KODIKULAM P.O., THODUPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT EXECUTIVE OFFICER, KERALA MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKERS WELFARE FUND BOARD, THODUPUZHA - 685 603. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, IDUKKI - 685 603. R1 BY ADV. SRI. T. NAVEEN, SC R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.37158 OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of December, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner has purchased a stage carriage bearing registration No.KL-17/E 6162 from one Sri.P.P Shajahan, the registered owner of the said vehicle. Thereupon, a joint application for transfer of ownership was submitted before the second respondent. The same was considered and granted as per Ext.P2. It was granted subject to the clearance of Government dues and on production of No Objection Certificate from the financier. Later, the petitioner has submitted an application for clearance certificate. On account of the failure on the part of the petitioner to produce the clearance certificates of the previous vehicles, if any, which were operating on the route Pala-Senapathy, prior to KL-17/E 6162, the first respondent is not issuing the clearance certificate. When this matter is taken up today, the learned counsel appearing for the first respondent submitted that the registered owner of the aforesaid stage carriage has already cleared all the outstanding dues towards the Motor Transport Welfare Fund contribution and therefore, there is no impediment in issuing W.P.(C) NO.37158/2010 2 clearance certificate to the registered owner. This is recorded. The first respondent shall, therefore, issue clearance certificate to the registered owner expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one week from today. There will be a further direction to the second respondent to endorse the transfer of the ownership in the permit relating the aforesaid vehicle and to issue the same in the name of the petitioner in terms of Ext.P2 expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of the clearance certificate from the first respondent. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.37158/2010 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010 W.P.(C) NO.37158/2010 4