IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN MONDAY, THE 1ST FEBRUARY 2010 / 12TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 3216 of 2010(B) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- SABU KURIAN, CHUMAPPUNKAL HOUSE, POOVARANY.P.O.,PAIKA, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. MR.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.3216 of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of February, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner, an existing operator conducting service on the Ponkunnam-Ernakulam Kaloor Bus Stand route with stage carriage No.KL-34/7002, has filed this Writ Petition seeking a change in his running time. According to him, the running time issued to the petitioner is at the rate of 2.25 minutes per km. The petitioner's case is that the running time was issued at a time when Circular No.3/1997 was in force. Pursuant to the declaration of this Court that the said circular was inoperative and unenforceable, similar services operating with limited stop facility on the route are operating with a running time of two minutes per km. The petitioner, therefore, claims that his running time is also required to be changed to two minutes per km. He has submitted Ext.P1 application before the wpc No.3216/2010 2 respondent for the above purpose. However, his case is that no orders have been passed thereon till date. In the above circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider Ext.P1 application submitted by the petitioner in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/