IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 6TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 15TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 23296 of 2010(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MANAGING PARTNER, JANAVEDI TRANSPORT CORPORATION, CHITTATTUKKARA, VADAKKEKKARA, N.PARAVOOR, REP.BY SOMARAJAN. BY ADV. SRI.P.DEEPAK RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM-682 030. *2. P.S.SARASWATHY, AGED 56, W/O ASOKAN KADEPARAMBIL HOUSE, AYROOR, ATTUPURAM, NORTH PARUR *(IMPLEADED AS ADDITIONAL RESPONDENT NO.2 AS PER ORDER DATED 5.8.2010 IN I.A.10767/10.) ADV. SRI.P.GOPALAKRISHNA MENON-R2 SRI.M.JITHESH MENON-R2 GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.C.SANTHOSH-R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.23296 OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of September, 2010 JUDGMENT This Writ Petition has been filed by the stage carriage operator of registration No.KL-07/AQ 1376 on being aggrieved by the delay in the matter of disposal of Ext.P1 statutory representation submitted before the respondent in accordance with Rule 145(7) of the Kerala Motor Vehicles Rules,1989. In this Writ Petition I.A.No.10767/2010 has been filed by one P.S.Saraswthy and got impleaded herself as additional respondent No.2. The learned Government Pleader, upon instructions, submitted that after the receipt of Ext.P1 statutory representation from the petitioner, appropriate reports were called for and received and that the matter is now, posted to 26.10.2010 for disposal. The learned counsel for the additional second respondent seeks for a direction to the first respondent to afford an opportunity to raise her contentions as well. At the same time, according to the counsel for the petitioner, the additional respondent No.2 did not have locus standi to make any objection with respect to Ext.P1. At any rate, since the matter is posted for disposal on 26.10.2010, I am of the W.P.(C) NO.23296/2010 2 view that these are matters to be decided by the first respondent. In that view of the matter, it will be open to the petitioner as also the additional second respondent to raise their respective contentions before the first respondent for consideration, in accordance with law. The first respondent shall also issue notice to any other stage carriage operator on the route likely to be affected in case of an order favourable to the petitioner. Since the matter already stands posted to 26.10.2010, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P1 statutory representation on the appointed date viz., 26.10.2010. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.23296/2010 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010 W.P.(C) NO.23296/2010 4