JUDGMENT :

1. These writ petitions are filed by stage carriage operators, who purchased drive-away passenger chassis, which were brought before the concerned Registering Authority for registration after fabrication of bus body. Since common issue is raised in these writ petitions, the writ petitions are heard together and being disposed of by this common judgment, by treating W.P.(C)No.35850 of 2018 as the leading case.

2.1 W.P.(C) No.35850 of 2018:-The petitioner in this writ petition purchased a drive-away passenger chassis (Medium Passenger Motor Vehicle -Stage Carriage) manufactured by Ashok Leyland Ltd., on 12.09.2018. The said vehicle was issued with Ext.P3 temporary certificate of registration by the Additional Registering Authority, Palakkad. Thereafter, the vehicle was entrusted to M/s.Alfa Coach Builders, Karur in Tamil Nadu for fabrication of bus body in compliance with the provisions of the Code and Practice of Bus Body Design and Approval AIS: 052. According to the petitioner, the said body builder is having accreditation certificate, which is renewed by Ext.P4 renewal certificate dated 27.01.2016. The fabrication of the bus body was completed on 17.10.2018 and the fully