IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH THURSDAY, THE 14^TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2023 / 23TH BHADRA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 29945 OF 2023 PETITIONER:

JIMSON MATHEW AGED 46 YEARS,S/O MATHEW KAVUMKAL HOUSE, KURUMBANADAM, PERUMPANACHY P.O., KERALA, PIN -

686536 BY ADV I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENTS:

1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT, TRANS TOWERS, VAZUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695014

2 THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER TRANSPORT COMMISSIONERATE, 2ND FLOOR, TRANS TOWERS, VAZUTHACAUD, THYCAUD P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695014

3 THE SUB REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER SUB REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE, CIVIL STATION P.O., CHANGANASSERY, PIN - 686101 ADV.S.GOPINATH-SR.GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14.09.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

Dated this the 14^th day of September, 2023

1. Heard Sri.I.Dinesh Menon, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri.S.Gopinathan, learned Senior Government Pleader appearing for the respondents.

2. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India impugning Clause 1 of Ext.P8 order, where