JUDGMENT :

The petitioners, who are owners of goods carriages and also the President and Secretary respectively of All Kerala Truck Owners Association, have filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a writ of mandamus commanding respondents 1 to 4 to take steps to strictly implement Ext.P1 directions issued on 18.08.2015 by the Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety. The petitioners have also sought for a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to consider Ext.P2 representation dated 08.08.2018 made before the 2nd respondent Transport Commissioner and take necessary action against goods carriages carrying overload, as per the provisions under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.

2. The grievance of the petitioners is against plying of goods carriages with national permit throughout Kerala, without valid permits and carrying overload, in violation of the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules. Though most of the inter-state goods carriages are carrying overload, the of