IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 20TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 29TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 26980 of 2010(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VENUGOPAL, VALIYAVEETTIL HOUSE, KIZUPILLIKARA, THANNIAM,THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, THRISSUR - 680 020. BY G.P.SRI.P.M.MANOJ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- W.P.(C)No.26980 of 2010 ---------------------------- Dated 20th September, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner was operating a stage carriage bearing registration No.KL-8 U 7902 on the route Triprayar - Guruvayur under a valid regular permit. Earlier, he had approached the Regional Transport Authority requesting for permission to replace the old vehicle with a new vehicle with registration No.KL-9 D 4590. That was rejected and the matter was taken up for appeal. Pending the said appeal, the petitioner has requested for granting temporary permit to continue the stage carriage operation on the same route using the new vehicle. Ext.P2 is the application submitted for that behalf. Subsequently, the petitioner has approached this Court by filing W.P.(C)No.20781 of 2010. The same was disposed of as per Ext.P1 judgment. In compliance with Ext.P1 judgment a request for temporary permit was placed before the respondent. So far no orders have been passed therein. In the said circumstances that this writ petition has been filed by the petitioner. The learned Government Pleader, upon instructions, submitted that in compliance with the directions in Ext.P1 judgment the matter was already been placed before the RTA and appropriate orders would be passed within a period of two weeks under Section 87(1)(c) of WP(C).No.26980/2010 2 the Motor Vehicles Act. This is recorded and accordingly, this writ petition is closed. C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS