IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 18TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 27TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 34439 of 2010(D) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- MALAYIL NAZAR, S/O.AHAMMED HAJI, MALAYIL HOUSE, KOLAPPURAM NORTH, A.R.NAGAR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.BABU S. NAIR. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, R.T.OFFICE, MALAPPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/11/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.34439 OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of November, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is an existing stage carriage operator on the route Kondotty-Edavannappara-Kakkad. He is operating on the said route with stage carriage bearing registration No.KL-10 M/4554. As is obvious from Ext.P2, in respect of settlement of timings of stage carriage bearing registration No.KL-11 L/8453, a timing conference has been scheduled to be held on 29.11.2010. In fact, it has been included in the agenda as item No.15. The contention of the petitioner is that since he being a stage carriage operator operating on the same route, he is having a right of being heard based on the objections raised by him while taking up the said item of the agenda. In fact, for that purpose, the petitioner has already submitted Ext.P3. Necessarily, while considering the revision of timings of a stage carriage operator in respect of a vehicle plying on a particular route, the other stage carriage operators likely to be affected are having a right of being heard. In the circumstances, it will only be appropriate for the respondent to consider Ext.P3 while taking up item No.15 in the agenda shown in Ext.P2. Therefore, this Writ Petition is disposed of with W.P.(C) NO.34439/2010 2 a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P3 submitted by the petitioner and to afford him an opportunity of hearing at the time of consideration of item No.15 in Ext.P2 which pertains to the revision of timings of stage carriage bearing registration No.KL- 11/ L 8453. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.34439/2010 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010