IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH MARCH 2011 / 18TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 3950 of 2011(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SMT.SELVI FRANCIS, AGED 48, W/O.FRANCIS,,7/256,CHAKKALAKKAL HOUSE, PUTHUVYPE PO, NORTH PARUR,PIN 682 508. BY ADV. SRI.P.GOPALAKRISHNA MENON SRI.M.JITHESH MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY,REGIOINAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,ERNAKULAM,CIVIL LINES,KAKKANAD, COCHIN-30. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.P.M.MANOJ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P(C)No.3950/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION IN THE PRESCRIBED FORM P.V.A. DATED 3.9.2010 FILED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT,P2. TRUE COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER PROPOSING THE TIME SCHEDULE DATED 3.9.2010 FILED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P3. TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM DATED 19.11.2010 EXT.P4. TRUE COPY OF THE LETTER PRODUCING THE CURRENT RECORDS OF THE VEHICLE DATED 17.12.2010 EXT.P5. TRUE COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION NO.N.548 DATED 10.1.2011. / TRUE COPY / P.S.TO JUDGE P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.3950 of 2011 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th March, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a stage carriage on the route North Parurr – Ernakulam High Court Junction via. Cherai, Narakkal, Kalamukku Junction, Vypin and Gosri Bridges. He applied for variation of the permit so as to facilitate operation of one shuttle trip from Paravoor to Kaitharam. The said application was considered and granted by the Regional Transport Authority at its meeting held on 19.11.2010 subject to settlement of timings. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though the current records were produced and objections were also called for and the last date stipulated for submission of objections was over by 25.1.2011, till date the timing has not been settled and the necessary endorsements have not been made on the original of the permit. In this writ petition the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to make the necessary endorsements on the original of Ext.P1 permit after settling the timings. W.P(C) NO.3950/2011 -:2:- 2. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits that in view of the impending elections the respondent is not in a position to take up the petitioner's application for settlement of timings. The learned Government Pleader submits that in that view of the matter the respondent may be granted a reasonable time to settle the timings and make the necessary endorsements on the original of Ext.P1 permit. 3. I have considered the submissions made at the Bar by the learned counsel on either side. The petitioner is presently operating a stage carriage on the route North Parur – High Court Junction. What the petitioner has sought and what was granted is permission to operate one more trip from Paravoor to Kaitharam. In such circumstances as the petitioner is otherwise operating a stage carriage, I am of the opinion that in view of the impending elections the respondents should be given a reasonable time after 13.4.2011 to hold a timing conference, settle the timings and to make the endorsements on the original of Ext.P1. I accordingly dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to hold a timing conference, settle the timings and make the W.P(C) NO.3950/2011 -:3:- necessary endorsements on the original of Ext.P1 and issue a varied permit expeditiously and in any event before 15th of May, 2011. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.3950 of 2011 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 9th March, 2011