2025:KER:16733 W.P (C) No.6024/2025 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P. THURSDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2025 / 8TH PHALGUNA, 1946 WP(C) NO. 6024 OF 2025 PETITIONER/S: ALL INDIA VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM USERS ASSOCIATION , PUTHUSERY , ATHURSRAMAM ROAD, PULINCHODU, ALUVA, ERNAKULAM DT PIN – 683101 REPRESENTED BY IT’S PRESIDENT BIJU GEORGE, S/O GEORGE VARGHESE, AGED 45 YEARS, PUTHUSSERY HOUSE, ATHURASRAMAM ROAD, PULINCHODE, ALUVA, PIN - 683101 BY ADVS. FRANKLIN ARACKAL NEETHU SOMAN RESPONDENT/S: 1 UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS TRANSPORT BHAVAN,NEW DELHI, PIN - 110001 2 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANATHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 3 SECRETARY , TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANATHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 4 TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER , MOTOR VEHICLES DEPARTMENT THIRUVANATHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 5 NATIONAL INFORMATION CENTRE(NIC), REPRESENTED BY IT’S DIRECTOR A BLOCK,CGO COMPLEX,LODHI ROAD,NEW DELHI, PIN - 110003 2025:KER:16733 W.P (C) No.6024/2025 -2- 6 CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING (C-DAC) , REPRESENTED BY IT’S DIRECTOR P.B.NO:6520, VELLAYAMBALAM, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695033 SRI. APPU P.S., GOVT. PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27.02.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2025:KER:16733 W.P (C) No.6024/2025 -3- J U D G M E N T Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to file a fresh writ petition on the same cause of action. Accordingly this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn, reserving liberty as aforesaid. Sd/- GOPINATH P. JUDGE AMG 2025:KER:16733 W.P (C) No.6024/2025 -4- APPENDIX OF WP(C) 6024/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit-P1 A TRUE COPY OF MOTOR VEHICLE (VEHICLE LOCATION TRACKING DEVICE AND EMERGENCY BUTTON) ORDER 2018, IMPLEMENTED BY MORTH, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DATED 25.10.2018 Exhibit-P2 TRUE COPY OF THE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (SOP) FOR VLTD REGISTRATION AND ACTIVATION IN VAHAN, AND MANDATE DATED 22.02.2021 ISSUED BY THE MORTH Exhibit P3 A TRUE COPY OF A VLTD CERTIFICATE DATED 19/12/2024 FITTED IN A VEHICLE BEARING NO.19/12/2024 Exhibit P4 A TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 7/5/2024 SUBMITTED AT THE OFFICE OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT Exhibit P5 A TRUE COPY OF THE NEWS ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY DATED 18/4/2024