JUDGMENT

“C.R.”

[WP(C) Nos.7972/2024, 421/2024, 5010/2022, 12832/2022, 15698/2022, 15705/2022, 15891/2022, 17965/2022, 20644/2022, 24215/2021, 32249/2022, 32375/2022, 34988/2022, 35048/2022, 3187/2024, 35879/2022, 16833/2024]

Heard Mr George Varghese, Mr Jaykar K S, Mr Satyendra Kumar Jha (party-in-person), Mr S Muhammed Haneeff, Mr K Shaj, Mr Peeyus A Kottam, Mr K J Manu Raj, Mr Thomas T Varghese, Ms Ambily Premkumar, and Mr T R Vishnu learned Counsel for the petitioners; Ms T S Krishna learned DSG and Mr Muhammed Rafiq learned Special Government Pleader (Taxes).

Facts

2. The petitioners in these writ petitions are the Central Government employees and employees of the Central Government Undertakings, including the Banks. The petitioners are aggrieved by the non-registration of their new vehicles under the Bharat Series (BH series) in the State of Kerala by the Transport Authorities. Therefore, the petitioners have filed these writ petitions seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondent State Authorities to register their vehicles under the BH Series.

3. The Central Government has taken a host of citizen-centric steps to facilitate mobility, including the introduction of a new regi