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2026 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 17897

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MOHAMMED NIAS C.P., J
ALL KERALA MOTOR DRIVING SCHOOL WELFARE ASSOCIATION – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF KERALA – Respondent
WP(C) NO. 23268 OF 2024



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: ADV SRI.T.M.ABDUL LATHEEF
For the Respondents: None

The Court ruled that prior circular conditions were quashed, upholding constitutional rights without further review.

Headnote:This judgment concerns the petitioners' plea for judicial review of a circular regulating driving school operations. The Court found that a prior condition in the circular had already been quashed, leading to a subsequent government order. Basis for petitioners' claims included violations of Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India. The Court ruled that no further consideration was necessary in light of previous court decisions.

Table of Content
1. petition for mandamus addressed to circular conditions. (Para 1)
2. prior conditions quashed via earlier ruling. (Para 2)

JUDGMENT

The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:-

“i) To call for the records relating to Exhibits P1 to P8 and to issue a writ of mandamus, declaring that condition No.2 in Exhibit P6 circular is irrational, illegal and is opposed to the constitutional right of the petitioners under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India ;

ii) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other order or direction, commanding respondents to permit the petitioners to use the vehicles having dual system for training the students who study in their institutions and not to implement Clause 3 of Exhibit P6 circular and also to declare that Clause 4 of the circular is also illegal;

iii) Issue a writ of certiorari or any other order or direction, commanding the respondents to providing test facility by allowing at least 120 students to appear for the driving test instead of 40 numbers stated in Exhibit P6 circular;

iv) Dispense with the filing of English transactions of Vernacular documents;

v) Any other reliefs may be granted as prayed at the time of argument and is deemed fit to be granted by this Hon’ble Court.”

2. Condition No.2 in Ext.P6 circular has already been quashed by this Court in W.P.(C) No.10615 of 2024 and connected cases, and a fresh Government Order dated 12.08.2025 has been issued. This is recorded.

In view of the above, nothing further remains to be considered in this writ petition, and the same is closed in light of the developments recorded above.

Sd/-

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