IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 9TH DECEMBER 2010 / 18TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 35786 of 2010(W) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- C.K.BALAKRISHNAN CHEMPANPADATHU HOUSE, KADAMPAZHIPURAM P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.G.HARIHARAN SRI.PRAVEEN HARIHARAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- THE SECRETARY REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, PALAKKAD DISTRICT- 678 001. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs/ C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.35786 OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of December, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a stage carriage operator on the route Muriyankannikadavu-Palakkad operating with stage carriage bearing registration No.KL-9R-1819. The petitioner has submitted Ext.P3 application for revision of timings. The said application is submitted under Rule 145(7) of the Kerala Motor Vehicles Rules. When such an application is submitted by an existing operator under Rule 145(7) of the Rules, the competent authority is bound to consider and pass orders thereon. In the circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P3 application for revision of timings, in accordance with law, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, with notice to the petitioner and other stage carriage operators on the route. C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge Spc W.P.(C) NO. 2 (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. W.P.(C) NO. 3 JUDGMENT September, 2010