IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 27TH JUNE 2011 / 6TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 16416 of 2011(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VISWANATHAN ,S/O.SUBRAMANNIAN, VINAYAGAR KOIL STREET, OTHAKKAL, MANDAPAM, COIMBATORE BY ADV. SRI.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR SMT.G.CHITRA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM,REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, PIN-676505 2. THE SECREATARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM, PIN-676505 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.S.ABDUL SALAM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P(C)No.16416/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. TRUE COPY OF THE VARIATION APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 28.1.2011 EXT.P2. TRUE COPY OF THE COVERING LETTER SUBMITTED ALONG WITH THE VARIATION APPLICATION DATED 28.1.2011. / TRUE COPY / P.S.TO JUDGE P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.16416 of 2011 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 27th June, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a service on the route Indianoor – Thrissur – Kozhikode as a limited stop ordinary service on the strength of a regular permit. He applied for a variation of the permit by extension of the service from Indianoor to Padaparamba and to change the class of service as fast passenger service by submitting Ext.P1 application and Ext.P2 representation, both dated 28.1.2011. This writ petition is filed contending that till date Exts.P1 and P2 have not been considered and orders passed thereon though several months have passed thereafter. When the writ petition came up for hearing today Sri.S.Abdul Salam, learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent, submitted on instructions that the petitioner's applications will be placed before the Regional Transport Authority at its meeting scheduled to be held tomorrow (28.6.2011). In such circumstances the petitioner cannot have any subsisting grievance. W.P(C) NO.16416/2011 -:2:- I accordingly dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to pass final orders on Exts.P1 and P2 applications expeditiously and in any event within one month from today. P.N.RAVINDRAN, Judge. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.16416 of 2011 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 27th June, 2011