IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 8TH DECEMBER 2011 / 17TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 30435 of 2011(D) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- A.M.NAUSHAD, ATTUPARAMBATH HOUSE, NATTIKA, THRISSUR. BY ADVS. SRI.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR, SMT.G.CHITRA. RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, THRISSUR REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PIN-680 001. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, THRISSUR, PIN-680 001. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. G.GOPAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/12/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.30435/2011 D APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1- TRUE COPY OF THE VARIATION APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 25.1.2010. EXHIBIT P2- TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 19.2.2010 SEEKING CONCURRENCE OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,ERNAKULAM. EXHIBIT P3- TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM DATED 29.9.2011 GRANTING CONCURRENCE FOR THE VARIATION OF THE PERMIT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ---------------------------------------------- WP (C) No. 30435 of 2011 ----------------------------------------------- Dated this the 8th day of December, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a stage carriage operator, operating a stage carriage service on the route Guruvayur - Ernakulam via. Thriprayar, Kodungallur, North Parur, Koonammavu, Pathalam Kunnumpuram and Edappally. The petitioner applied for a variation of the permit by avoiding a portion of the route. The Regional Transport Authority, Thrissur that met on 19.2.2010 resolved to seek the concurrence of the Regional Transport Authority, Ernakulam and adjourned the application to await receipt of the concurrence. The Regional Transport Authority, Ernakulam considered the said request on 29.9.2011 and decided to grant the concurrence. This writ petition is filed contending that notwithstanding the concurrence granted by the Regional Transport Authority, Ernakulam, the primary authority has not yet taken a decision on the application for variation of the permit. In this writ petition the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to pass orders on the application for variation of the permit within a time limit to be fixed by this Court having WP(C)No.30435 of 2011 -2- regard to Ext.P3 proceedings issued by the Regional Transport Authority, Ernakulam granting concurrence. 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, Sri.G.Gopakumar, learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submitted on instructions that the concurrence granted by the Regional Transport Authority, Ernakulam was received on 31.10.2011 and that the petitioner's application for variation of the permit will be placed in the next meeting of the Regional Transport Authority, Thrissur and disposed of. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to pass appropriate orders on the application for variation of the permit, which was the subject matter of Ext.P2 proceedings expeditiously and in any event in the next meeting of the Regional Transport Authority, Thrissur. Sd/- P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. Rkc // true copy// PA to Judge