Shanmugam, J.

O.P.No. 6990/1992: The above Original Petition is filed praying for the issue of a writ of mandamus directing the 1st respondent to register the petitioner's vehicle Tata Mobile 207 as a Light Motor Vehicle/ Passenger Vehicle. The facts stated in brief are that the petitioner purchased a Tata Mobile 207 pick-up van on 11-5-1992 and approached the 1st respondent to register the vehicle as a Light Motor Vehicle/ Passenger Vehicle. It is stated that the respondent informed the petitioner that the vehicle could be registered only as a goods vehicle for her own use. Contending that the petitioner is entitled to get the vehicle registered as a Passenger Vehicle, she filed the above O.P. Pending the O.P. the petitioner obtained an interim direction in C.M.P. No. 11643/92 dated 2-6-1992 to issue temporary registration to the petitioner's vehicle as Light Passenger Motor Vehicle, if it is produced before the R.T.O. after its body is built according to the required specifications.

2. O.P.No. 14322,/1994: The petitioner in O.P.6990/92 has filed the above O.P. prayingfortheissueofawritofcertioraritoquashtheconditionimposedinExt.P3order of the 1st respondent, which state