IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 6TH JANUARY 2011 / 16TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 456 of 2011(F) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- P.P.SHAJEE, RAM NILAYAM, SOUTH BAZAR, KANNUR, REPRESENTED BY HIS POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER SMT. P.P.SUDHA, W/O. DAMOADARAN, RAM NILAYAM, SOUTH BAZAR, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KANNUR. PIN- 670 002 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 456 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator, operating a stage carriage on the route Puligom-Payyannur-Kannur-Thalassery- Kozhikode. The permit was valid till 13.11.2010. Initially, a regular permit was issued to the petitioner to operate the stage carriage bearing registration No.KL 13/E 8687. Later, the vehicle was replaced with the permission of the authorities. It is stated that presently the petitioner is operating the stage carriage bearing registration No.KL 13/S 7247 on the said route. The petitioner has stated that before the expiry of the permit, he had submitted an application for renewal of the permit in terms of section 81 of the Motor Vehicles Act and that the said application is pending. He further states that pending final orders on the application for renewal of the permit, the respondent has been issuing temporary permits periodically and that the temporary permit presently in force is valid till 13.2.2011. The petitioner further states that with a view to seek a revision of timings on account of introduction of services and other changes in circumstances, he has submitted Ext.P2 petition dated 18.11.2010 before the respondent. The grievance voiced by the WPC No.456/2011 2 petitioner is that though more than one month has passed after the original of Ext.P2 petition was submitted, till date, orders have not been passed thereon. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P2 and pass orders thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri. Basant Balaji, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submitted that if the original of Ext.P2 has been received and is pending, the respondent will consider the same in accordance with law expeditiously. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P2 and pass orders thereon if the original of Ext.P2 has been received and is pending with him, expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him. Needless to say, the respondent shall afford the petitioner and the other existing operators operating stage carriages on the route in question, an opportunity of being heard before passing orders on Ext.P2. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.456/2011 3 WPC No.456/2011 4