W. P. (PIL) No. 5 of 2025 -1- 2025:KER:29506 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. NITIN JAMDAR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.MANU FRIDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 14TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(PIL) NO. 5 OF 2025 PETITIONER/S: HILTON CHARLES AGED 74 YEARS S/O.CHARLES, PULIKKAL HOUSE, 11/337, FORT KOCHI, PIN - 682001 BY ADVS. C.CHANDRASEKHARAN LAKSHMISREE P.S. RESPONDENT/S: 1 STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN - 695001 2 THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER TRANSPORT COMMISSIONERATE, 2ND FLOOR, TRANS TOWERS, VAZHUTHACAUD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695014 BY ADV. V. TEKCHAND, SR. GP THIS WRIT PETITION (PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W. P. (PIL) No. 5 of 2025 -2- 2025:KER:29506 J U D G M E N T Dated this the 4th day of April, 2025 Nitin Jamdar, C. J. Heard Mr. C. Chandrasekharan, learned counsel for the Petitioner and Mr. V. Tekchand, learned Senior Government Pleader. 2. The Petitioner made a representation to the Transport Commissioner on 25 March 2025 pointing out certain issues faced by the autorickshaw drivers. The Transport Commissioner will examine the grievances made in the said representation and if it is feasible, practical and legal to do so, take necessary steps. It is for the Transport Commissioner to decide and take the appropriate course of action. 3. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- NITIN JAMDAR CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- S. MANU JUDGE Eb W. P. (PIL) No. 5 of 2025 -3- 2025:KER:29506 APPENDIX OF WP(PIL) 5/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit - P1 TRUE COPY OF THE REPORT PUBLISHED IN MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY DATED 5.3.2025 [RELEVANT PORTION] Exhibit - P1(a) TRUE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXT-P1 Exhibit - P2 TRUE COPY OF THE REPORT PUBLISHED IN MALAYALA MANORAMA DAILY ON 11.3.2025 REGARDING THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE CIRCULAR [RELEVANT PORTION] Exhibit - P2(a) TRUE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF EXHIBIT-P2