IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2011 / 24TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 1259 of 2011(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.P.VISWANATHAN, MENAKA BUS TRANSPORT COURT ROAD, VATAKARA, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.G.PRABHAKARAN SMT.R.PADMAKUMARI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY/REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, VATAKARA, KOZHIKODE - 673 101. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 1259 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 14th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is operating a stage carriage on the route Vatakara-Thalassery-Kozhikode on the strength of a regular permit. The time schedule in respect of the said stage carriage was last revised on 27.5.2010. Therafter, a vacancy on the route has arisen as a result of another stage carriage operator surrendering his permit. The petitioner thereupon submitted Ext.P1 application dated 28.11.2010 before the respondent seeking variation of his time schedule. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though more than two months have passed after Ext.P1 application was submitted, till date, orders have not been passed thereon. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to consider the request in Ext.P1 and take an appropriate decision thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri.Basant Balaji, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submits 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 and having regard to W.P.(C) No.1259 of 2011 2 the fact that more than two months have passed after Ext.P1 application was submitted, I dispose of this 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, after notice to the petitioner and other stage carriage operators who will be affected by the change of timings sought by the petitioner, expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.