IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 3RD JUNE 2008 / 13TH JYAISHTA 1930 W.P(C).No. 15526 of 2008(W) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- K.N.PURUSHOTHAMAN, KOTTAKKAL HOUSE, PO.KUTTUR, THRISSUR BY ADV. SRI.G.PRABHAKARAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY THRISSUR, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRTANSPORT AUTHORITY, THRISSUR 3. THE STATE TRTANSPORT APPELLATE TRIBUNAL ERNAKULAM BY GOVT. PLEADER, SRI. K.R. DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C) No. 15526 OF 2008 - W = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 3rd June 2008 J U D G M E N T By Ext. P1 permit was granted to the petitioner in respect of his stage carriage KL 10/C 959. Subsequently, the request of the petitioner for allowing two months time to produce the current records was considered and by Ext. P2 that was rejected on the ground that the maximum time as is permissible under Rule 159(2) has already been granted. On this basis, the R.T.A. revoked Ext. P1 grant. The order of the RTA was challenged before the STAT by filing Ext. P3 appeal and that was also rejected by Ext. P4 confirming the applicability of Rule 159(2) of the KMV Rules and that since the maximum time has been granted, the RTA was justified in revoking the grant. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has produced before me the judgment of a learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.(C) No. 6781/04 wherein it has been held that Rule 159(2) applies only in a W.P.(C) No. 15526 OF 2008 -2- case where an applicant is unable to produce the certificate of registration on the date of the application for permit. It was held that since the registration number of the vehicle has been mentioned in the decision of the RTA, Rule 159(1) will not apply to the case. 3. As can be seen from Ext. P1 vehicle number is mentioned therein. If that be so, going by the reasoning accepted by the learned Single Judge in the judgment in W.P.(C) No. 6781/04, Rule 159 (2) of the KMV Rules is inapplicable and Exts. P2 and P4 deserve to be quashed. The respondents are directed to issue the granted permit to the petitioner on the route mentioned in Ext. P1 after settling the timings and on the petitioner producing the current records. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE jan/-