Court directs consideration of re-registration application for repossessed hypothecated vehicle within time frame.

ORDER

This Writ Petition has been filed to direct the 1^st respondent to issue a fresh Registration Certificate for the vehicle morefully disclosed in the prayer to this writ petition in the name of the petitioner, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court.

2. Ms.C.Meera Arumugam, learned Additional Government Pleader, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents.

3. According to the petitioner, the said vehicle was hypothecated in their favour. Since the borrower defaulted in the repayment of the loan to the petitioner, the petitioner has taken possession of the said vehicle from the borrower and has now sought for issuance of fresh Certificate of Registration from the 1^st respondent based on the Form 36 application, dated 27.12.2024 submitted by the petitioner with the 1^st respondent. Since the said application has not been considered till date, and no fresh Certificate of Registration has been issued in favour of the petitioner, the petitioner has filed this writ petition.

4. The petitioner has filed supporting documents along with this writ petition in respect of the petitioner’s application seeking issuance of fresh Certificate of Registration for the vehicle morefully disclosed in the prayer to this writ petition.

5. No prejudice would be caused to the respondents, if the petitioner’s application as stated supra is considered on merits and in accordance with law, after giving due consideration to the supporting documents produced by the petitioner, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. This Court is not expressing any opinion on the merits of the petitioner’s application.

6. For the foregoing reasons, this Writ Petition is disposed of by directing the respondents to pass final orders on merits and in accordance with law on the petitioner’s application, dated 27.12.2024 seeking issuance of fresh Certificate of Registration for the vehicle morefully disclosed in the prayer to this writ petition in the name of the petitioner, after giving due consideration to the supporting documents produced by the petitioner, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs.