IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH OCTOBER 2011 / 20TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 26839 of 2011(D) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- ABDULLAKUTTY, S/O KUNHIMOIDEEN, MANGADAN HOUSE, CHERUSHOLA,PALATHARA, KOTTAKKAL, MALAPPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR SMT.G.CHITRA RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM.PIN. 676 505. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.G.GOPAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/10/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts WP(C)NO.26839/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1 COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT DATED 29/8/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO.JUDGE sts P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P (C) No. 26839 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of October, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a stage carriage on the route Ernakulam South – Kozhikode on the strength of a regular permit. Recently, he has filed Ext.P1 representation dated 29.8.2011 seeking a variation of the time schedule of his stage carriage. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to consider the request in Ext.P1 application and to take an appropriate decision thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri.G.Gopakumar, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submitted that if Ext.P1 application has been received and is pending, the respondent will consider the same and take an appropriate decision as regards the question whether there is any change in the circumstances after the timings were fixed to warrant a revision and whether the request in Ext.P1 should be granted. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P1 application and take an appropriate decision thereon in accordance W.P.(C) No.26839 of 2011 2 with law, if it has been received and is pending, expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him after notice to the petitioner and other stage carriage operators who will be affected by the change of timings sought by the petitioner. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. -------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 26839 of 2011 JUDGMENT Dated:- 12th October, 2011 --------------------------------------