IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 4TH AUGUST 2011 / 13TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 21299 of 2011(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- P.T.P.MOIDU, EASTERN HOUSE, KOLACHERY P.O., KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KANNUR-670001. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.S.ABDUL SALAM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P(C)No.21299/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. TRUE COPY OF THE REQUEST DATED 30.5.2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. / TRUE COPY / P.S.TO JUDGE P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.21299 of 2011 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 4th August, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a stage carriage operator, operating a stage carriage service on the route Cheruvancherry – Payyannur. The time schedule in respect of the said service was settled in the year 1996. Initially the petitioner was operating the service along the route Thazhe Chovva – Thalassery. On the petitioner's application portions of the route Thazhe Chovva - Kannur and Kannur to Puthiyatheru were curtailed. The time schedule was however, not changed. The petitioner thereafter submitted Ext.P1 representation dated 30.5.2011 pointing out that there has been a change in circumstances after he started the service since a large number of other services have been introduced on the route, and therefore the time schedule may be revised as suggested therein. This writ petition is filed contending that though more than two months have passed thereafter, till date no orders have been passed thereon. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to consider the request in Ext.P1 W.P(C).No.21299 of 2011 -:2:- application and to take an appropriate decision thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri.S.Abdul Salam, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submitted that if Ext.P1 application has been received and is pending, the respondent will consider the same and take an expeditious decision thereon, in accordance with law, after notice to the other existing operators. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P1 application and take an appropriate decision thereon in accordance with law, if it has been received and is pending, expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him after notice to the petitioner and other stage carriage operators who will be affected by the change of timings sought by the petitioner. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.21299 of 2011 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 4th August, 2011