IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 21ST OCTOBER 2009 / 29TH ASWINA 1931 WP(C).No. 27264 of 2009(C) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- PRAMOD KUMAR.N., HOUSE NO.6/275 SREEVILAS, WEST VELIYATHUNAD.P.O., ALANGAD, NORTH PARUR. BY ADV. SRI.SAJEEV KUMAR K.GOPAL SMT.AMBIKA RADHAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ERNAKULAM REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ERNAKULAM. BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. K.S.MOHAMMED HASHIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/10/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 27264 of 2009(C) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 - TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR REGULAR PERMIT SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER IN P.ST. SA EXT.P2 - TRUE COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER DTD. 20.8.2009 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. EXT.P3 - TRUE COPY OF THE CASH RECEIPT ISSUED BY THE MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENT EVIDENCING PAYMENT OF RS.5000/- // TRUE COPY // PA TO JUDGE rhs S. SIRI JAGAN, J ............................................... W.P(C) No. 27264 of 2009 ................................................. Dated this the 21st day of October, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a registered owner of a stage carriage bearing Regn. No. KL-7/BA-4359. He applied for grant of a regular permit to operate on the route Manjapra - Ankamali - Manjaly - N. Paravoor. Ext.P1 is the application. Petitioner's grievance is that although the application was submitted on 20.8.2009, the same has not been disposed of yet. The learned Government Pleader would submit that although the application has been received from two applicants for the same route and the other applicant is a senior operator, and the petitioner's vehicle is not fit for operation in the route. I am not inclined to consider the merits of the contentions of the learned Government Pleader, in so far as, when an application for permit is filed the 1st respondent has a duty to consider and pass orders on the same, either way expeditiously. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 application, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE rhs