IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 16TH MARCH 2010 / 25TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 8009 of 2010(A) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ D. PRADEEP, AGED 36 YEARS, S/O.LATE DIVAKARAN PILLAI, JAYA SADANAM, U.C.COLLEGE P.O., ALUVA, ERNAKULAM. BY ADV. MR.K.S.RAJEEV (ALUVA) RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CIVIL STATION, KAKKANAD, ERNAKULAM. R1 & R2 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.8009 of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the registered owner of stage carriage bearing Reg.No.KL-7/AH 7033 operating on the route Aluva-Kaloor (via) Muppathadam, Muttar, Manjummel and Edappally. He has been operating on the route for the past 3 years. According to the petitioner, other vehicles conducting services on the route are violating their time schedules. Therefore, there occurs frequent clashes with the services of the petitioner. In the above circumstances, the petitioner has filed an application requesting for a time hearing, which is posted on 18.3.2010. The petitioner apprehends that even persons who are not bonafide objectors would raise unnecessary objections, with the intention of protracting the proceedings and for complicating the issues. This, he apprehends for the reason that the other operators on the route are not on good terms with him. He places reliance on Ext.P2 circular which stipulates that only operators wpc No.8009/2010 2 holding regular permit shall be permitted to participate in a timing conference, that too on production of a photo identity card. It is further stipulated by the Circular that a photo identity card would be issued only to persons having a regular permit. He therefore prays for a direction that the hearing that is scheduled on 18.3.2010 be conducted in strict compliance with the directions in Ext.P2. 2. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submits that the hearing on 18.3.2010 would be conducted only in compliance with the stipulations contained in Ext.P2. 3. In the above circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to conduct the hearing on 18.3.2010 permitting only the genuine objectors to take part therein, in strict compliance with the stipulations contained in Ext.P2 circular. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/