IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL K.NARENDRAN TUESDAY, THE 09TH DAY OF APRIL 2019/19TH CHAITHRA, 1941 WP(C).No.7164 of 2019 PETITIONER:

SAJI K.M., AGED 46 YEARS,S/O.MICHAEL.K.V., KOCHUPURAKKAL HOUSE, PATTIKAD, THRISSUR.

BY ADV. SRI.BASANT BALAJI RESPONDENTS:

1 THE DEPUTY TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL ZONE -1, THRISSUR-680 001. 2 THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, CHALAKUDY, THRISSUR-680 307.

3 THE ADDITIONAL LICENSING AUTHORITY/

JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE, CHALAKUDY, THRISUR-680307.

*ADDL.R4 KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN,EAST FORT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695023.

* IS SUO MOTU IMPLEADED AS PER ORDER DATED 18.03.19 IN WPC

7164/19.

R1-R3 SRI P.SANTHOSH KUMAR,SPECIAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER ADDL.R4 BY ADV. SRI.P.C.CHACKO, STANDING COUNSEL, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09.04.2019, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

“CR”

JUDGMENT

The petitioner, who is a driver of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (for brevity, 'KSRTC'), has filed this writ petition under Article 226 of