IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 30TH MARCH 2010 / 9TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 10752 of 2010(T) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ T.M.SABU, S/O.MATHAI, 308/8 PUSHPAVILASAM, THEKKUMKARA, KUMARAKOM, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. MR.G.PRABHAKARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOTTAYAM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY CUM REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, KOTTAYAM. R1 & R2 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.10752 of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a regular stage carriage operator conducting services on the route Vaikom-Kottayam with vehicle bearing Reg.No.KL-3/L 1262. According to the petitioner, his services starts at Vaikom and halts at the same place. Since he is a person from Kumarakom, his facilities for maintenance and repairs of the vehicle are all at Kumarakom. Therefore, he has sought for a variation of his permit by altering his halting place from Vaikom to Kumarakom. He complains that no orders have been passed on his application till date. 2. The learned Senior Government Pleader submits that his request would be considered and appropriate orders passed, without delay. 3. In the above circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider the request of the petitioner for the variation of his permit evidenced herein by Ext.P2 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/