IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2011 / 24TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 34317 of 2004(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- QUILON DISTRICT PRIVATE BUS OPERATORS ASSOCIATION REG.NO.161/84, BEACH ROAD, KOLLAM 691 001, REP. BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY, LAWRENCE BABU. BY ADV. SRI.P.RAVINDRAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOLLAM, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOLLAM. 3. STATE TRANSPORT APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, ERNAKULAM. 4. B.RAVEENDRANA NAIR, S/O.BALAKRISHNA PILLAI, KADAKKALAMMA HOUSE, KADACKAL, KOTTARAKKARA. BY GOVT.PLEADER SMT.N.SUDHA DEVI FOR R1 TO R3 ADV. SRI.NAGARAJ NARAYANAN FOR R4 SRI.NAIR AJAY KRISHNAN FOR R4 SRI.SAIJO HASSAN FOR R4 SRI.A.S.SABU FOR R4 SRI.VIMAL KUMAR.A.V. FOR R4 SRI.A.G.GIRISH KUMAR FOR R4 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 14/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.34317 Of 2004 ----------------------------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 14th DAY OF JANUARY, 2011 J U D G M E N T An Association of the Quilon District Private Bus Operators has filed this Writ Petition challenging Exhibit P4 proceedings of the R.T.A., Kollam. By the said proceedings , the application for grant of regular permit for five years in respect of the route Nilamel-Madathara was granted to the 4th respondent. This was based on the judgment of the State Transport Appellate Tribunal, Ernakulam in M.V.A.A.No.185/04 . The permit was granted only for a period of five years. The order is dated 19.8.2004. Therefore the period of the permit is over. Therefore, I am not going into the merits of the contentions. All the contentions taken by the parties are left open. The Writ Petition is accordingly closed. Sd/-( T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE.) dsn