IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2010 / 20TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 21460 of 2010(F) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- SURESH BABU, MATTATHIL HOUSE, MANGANAM.P.O, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.G.PRABHAKARAN. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOTTAYAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOTTAYAM. R1 & R2 BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/08/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------------ W.P(C) NO: 21460 OF 2010 F ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th August, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is a regular stage carriage permit holder conducting services on the route Kottayam-Pampady via Kanjikuzhy, Puthuppally, Payyapady, Mundiackal and Manjady with stage carriage vehicle bearing registration No: KL-5/Z 2343. The petitioner has submitted an application for the variation of his permit by including places like Kalachanda, Champankuzhy, Manjady, Mundiakkal, Payyappady, Puthuppally and Kanjikuzhy in his route. The variation was sought without any change in the existing timings. The petitioner complains that no orders have been passed on his application for variation till date. 2. The learned senior Govt. Pleader on instructions submits that the variation sought for by the petitioner includes an extent of virgin portion spanning a distance of 1.9 kms. Therefore, a report has been sought from the PWD regarding the feasibility of the variation. The delay in disposing of the application submitted by the petitioner is only due to the fact that the said report has not been obtained. The learned senior Govt. Pleader assures that as soon as the report is received, petitioner's application would be WPC 21460/2010 2 considered and appropriate orders would be passed thereon without delay. 3. In the above circumstances this writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider the application for variation submitted by the petitioner and to pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the report of the PWD that has been sought for. K. SURENDRA MOHAN Judge jj WPC 21460/2010 3