MANJULA CHELLUR, AG.C.J.

1. These Writ Appeals and Writ Petitions pertains to controversy of fancy/particular registration numbers to the vehicles of appellants and petitioners respectively. Subsequent to amendment to Rule 95 of the Kerala Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (for short, 'the Rules') which come into force with effect from 1.3.2011, several litigations are filed before this Court. In the above two appeals, challenge was to the rejection of the respondent authorities in allotting fancy/particular number of applicant's choice. They had approached the learned Single Judge and the Writ Petitions came to be dismissed. As the Writ Appeals were pending before the Division Bench, all the Writ Petitions involving similar controversy were clubbed with the above appeals.

2. The table below would indicate which appellants/petitioners had sought for which fancy/particular number which came to be rejected by the respondent transport authorities:

3. In all the above cases, the main grievance is with regard to allotment of fancy/chosen number. In some cases, when owners of the vehicles approached the registering authorities, they were asked to apply later, on the ground, the fancy ma