IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WA.No. 995 of 2010()
1. VINODKUMAR,AGED 40 YEARS,
... Petitioner
Vs
1. THE SECRETARY REGIONAL TRANSPORT
... Respondent
2. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER,
For Petitioner :SRI.S.SHANAVAS KHAN
For Respondent : No Appearance
The Hon'ble MR. Justice C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR
The Hon'ble MR. Justice P.S.GOPINATHAN
Dated :23/06/2010
O R D E R
C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & P.S.GOPINATHAN, JJ.
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W.A No. 995 OF 2010
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Dated this the 23rdday of June, 2010
J U D G M E N T
Ramachandran Nair, J.
The appeal is filed against the judgment of the learned Single
Judge declining to interfere with the impugned notices proposing a
fine of Rs.10,000/- under the compounding scheme from the
appellant. Even though the matter could be left to the Regional
Transport Authority to decide, considering the fact that it is only a
single violation of permit condition and that too on a Sunday, for the
sake of finality we permit the appellant to compound the offence by
paying a fine of Rs.5,000/-. However, this will be in addition to any
road tax payable for the day of operation of the stage carriage as a
contract carriage. The Regional Transport Authority is directed to
permit compounding on payment of Rs.5,000/- as fine and on
payment of tax for one day for the use of the stage carriage as a
contract carriage.
The writ appeal is allowed as above.
C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR
(JUDGE )
P.S.GOPINATHAN
(JUDGE )
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