IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 23RD DECEMBER 2010 / 2ND POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 38355 of 2010(T) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- MUSTHAFA T.K. S/O.HAMEED, THEERTHIKOTT HOUSE, CHOKLI P.O., THALASSERY,KANNUR BY ADV. SRI.SAJU J.VALLYARA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KANNUR BY G.P.SRI.P.M.MANOJ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. ---------------------------- W.P.(C)No.38355 of 2010 ---------------------------- Dated 23rd December, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is an existing stage carriage operator on the route Payyannur - Kozhikode operating with stage carriage bearing registration No.KL-58/D 7677. The petitioner has submitted Ext.P1 application for revision of timings. It is an application submitted in terms of the provisions under Rule 145(7) of the Kerala Motor Vehicles Rules. Therefore, the respondent has a duty to consider the same and pass orders thereon in accordance with law. In the circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1, in case it is pending before the respondent for consideration, expeditiously, at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment with notice to the petitioner as also to the other interested operators on the route. Sd/- C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS // True copy // P.S. to Judge