IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN FRIDAY, THE 12TH MARCH 2010 / 21ST PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 8159 of 2010(T) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- K. MAMMOO, S/O. AMMED HAJI, KALATHIL HOUSE, P.O.VANIMMEL, VADAKARA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.SAJU J.VALLYARA RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, VADAKARA. BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.8159 of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a stage carriage operator conducting services on the basis of a regular permit over the route Kallachi- Vilangad- Vadakara- Kuttiyadi- Kozhikode as a Limited Stop Ordinary Service with a stage carriage bearing Reg.No.KL-18/F 225. According to the petitioner, all the other services on the route are being operated with a running time of 1.75 minutes per km. Therefore, the petitioner claims that he is also entitled to get his running time fixed on par with the running time of the other operators. Though he has submitted ExtP1 request for the same, his complaint is that no orders have been passed thereon till date. Therefore, he prays for appropriate directions to the respondent. The learned Government Pleader has no objection to such a direction being issued. 2. In the above circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider the request of the petitioner for parity of timings with the wpc No.8159/2010 2 other operators, evidenced herein by Ext.P1 in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/