JUDGMENT

The petitioner purchased a Maruti Swift car on 20.02.2025 with the intention of obtaining a fancy registration number, and showed his interest in the number KL 44 J 8282. The petitioner also remitted Rs.3,000/- as the reserve price notified for the registration. He had also engaged his friend to participate in the bidding. There was another person who participated in the bidding, and the petitioner's friend quoted an amount of Rs.42,000/- and became the highest bidder. Accordingly, the petitioner was bound to remit Rs.39,000/-, as he had already remitted Rs.3,000/-.

2. The petitioner submits that he made a request on

02.07.2025 before the Joint RTO, Kothamangalam, to act in terms of Circulars G.O.(P) No.3/2011/Trans and G.O.(P) No.64/2015/Trans and Rule 95 of the Kerala Motor Vehicles Rules , 1989 and to cancel the participation in the auction and forfeit the amount which the petitioner had already paid to the SRTO. The officer refused to proceed according to the Government order, as there is no provision to cancel the reserved bid number and also no such provision in M-Parivahan to accommodate such a request. The petitioner had also preferred an application under the RTI