IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 4TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 13TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 29409 of 2011(A) -------- -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- SANTHOSH.P., PADANNAYIL HOUSE, P.O. ELATHUR, KOZHIKODE. BY ADVS. SRI.G.PRABHAKARAN SMT.R.PADMAKUMARI RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY CUM REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, VATAKARA-673 101. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.G.GOPAKUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: STU WP(C).No. 29409 of 2011(A) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : P1 : COPY OF THE REQUEST DTD 27/09/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE. STU P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.29409 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of November, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a stage carriage on the route Thaneerpanthal-Vadakara-Kozhikode on the strength of a regular permit. The time schedule in respect of the petitioner's stage carriage was last settled on 15.10.2008. The petitioner has pointing out various reasons filed Ext.P1 petition dated 27.9.2011 before the respondent seeking a revision of the time schedule. In this writ petition, he seeks a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P1 and pass appropriate orders 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 the original of Ext.P1 application has been received and it is pending, the respondent will consider whether circumstances have changed after the time schedule of the petitioner's stage carriage was last settled and take an expeditious decision thereon, in accordance with law, after notice to the other existing operators. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P1 W.P.(C) No.29409 of 2011 2 application and take an appropriate decision thereon in accordance 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. It will also be open to the respondent to decide whether the circumstances have changed after the time schedule of the petitioner's stage carriage was last settled so as to warrant invocation of the power available to him under rule 212 of the Kerala Motor Vehicle Rules. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj. P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.29409 of 2011 J U D G M E N T Dated: 4th November, 2011 -------------------------------