Muhammed Nizar C.P. vs. Regional Transport Officer
Held
The High Court did not decide the merits of the case. The petitioner's counsel submitted that the relief sought had become infructuous and requested to withdraw the writ petition, which the Court allowed.
Facts
The petitioner sought temporary vehicle registration in Kozhikode to register it in Mahe, claiming a business branch there supported by a GST registration certificate. The Regional Transport Officer and Deputy Transport Commissioner denied this, questioning the genuineness of the Mahe branch's principal place of business.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was the validity of denying temporary vehicle registration based on doubts about the petitioner's claimed principal place of business in Mahe, despite a GST registration certificate for that location.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL K.NARENDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 13TH DAY OF JANUARY 2021 / 23TH POUSHA, 1942 WP(C).No.37612 OF 2018(B) PETITIONER/S: MUHAMMED NIZAR C.P., AGED 34 YEARS DESIGNATED PARTNER, MASCOL AD SOLUTIONS LLP, 5/084D, LEKSHMI ARCADE, J K COLONY ROAD, KOZHIKODE- 673004, NOW WORKING AT MASCOL AD SOLUTIONS LLP, MMC IV-605 E, RAILWAY STATION ROAD, MAHE, PIN-673574 BY ADVS. SRI.AJEESH M UMMER SRI.ABDUL JALEEL ONATH RESPONDENT/S: 1 REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE-673020 2 THE DEPUTY TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, NORTH ZONE, KOZHIKODE,PIN-673020. 3 THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENT KERALA STATE, THIRIVANANTHAPURAM-695023. R1-3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER OTHER PRESENT: SMT A.C.VIDHYA - GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 13.01.2021, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P(C).No.37612 OF 2018(B) -2- J U D G M E N T The petitioner has filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of certiorari to quash Ext.P9 order dated 29.9.2018 of the 1st respondent Regional Transport Officer, Kozhikode, denying tempo
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