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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE, P. KRISHNA KUMAR, JJ
Vinod Kumar T.R, S/o. K.S. Raghavan – Appellant
Versus
State Of Kerala, Represented By The Secretary To Government, Motor Vehicles Department – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(P. Krishna Kumar, J.)
In this batch of original petitions, the petitioners challenge the validity of the Kerala Transport Service (Amendment) Special Rules, 2022 (‘the Amendment Rules, 2022’, for short). By the said amendment, Rule 4 in the Special Rules for the Kerala Transport Service, 1981 (‘the Special Rules’, 1981, for short) has been amended to prescribe a technical qualification to the post of Joint Regional Transport Officer (Joint RTO), namely, a Diploma in Automobile Engineering or Mechanical Engineering awarded by any recognised institutions.
2. Though the petitioners raised the above challenge before the Kerala Administrative Tribunal, by the common order impugned in these petitions, the Tribunal rejected their applications. For the sake of convenience, O.P.(KAT)No.416/2023 is considered as the leading case, in the following discussion.
3. We heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, the learned counsel appearing for the party respondents and the learned Senior Government Pleader.
4. The upshot of the challenge is that when sub-clause (4) of Section 213 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (‘the Act’ for short) specifically provides that it is for the C
The State Government has the authority to prescribe qualifications for the Joint RTO position under Article 309 of the Constitution, and the Amendment Rules are valid and not repugnant to the Motor V....
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Statutory recruitment rules under Article 309 of the Constitution prevail over executive instructions, allowing states to set qualifications independently.
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