IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 20TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 29TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 24903 of 2011(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER : --------------- M.C.RAVINDRAN, PODIKUNDU HOUSE, P.O.KANDAKAI, MAYYIL, KANNUR REP. BY POWER OF ATTORNEY, P.P.KUNHIKANNAN, CHANDINI HOUSE, P.O.KANDAKI, MAYYIL, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT : --------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KANNUR-670001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.P.M.MANOJ. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 20/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 24903 of 2011(K) APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS : EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE TIMINGS ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER'S SERVICE. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 29/7/2011. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.895/2010 DATED 12/1/2010. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS : NIL. TRUE COPY P.A TO JUDGE amk. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 24903 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of September, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a stage carriage on the route Mayyil-Orappodi-Kannur HQ Hospital-Eranhikkadavu-Koralai on the strength of a regular permit. The time schedule in respect of the petitioner’s stage carriage was settled on 13.11.2009. Pointing out that a vacant time slot has arisen consequent on the permit holder of stage carriage bearing registration No. KL-59 B 5557 surrendering the permit of that stage carriage, the petitioner has filed Ext.P2 application dated 29.7.2011 for revision of the time schedule of his stage carriage. This writ petition is filed seeking expeditious disposal of Ext.P2 petition. 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, Sri. P.M.Manoj, learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submitted that if the original of Ext.P2 has been received and it is pending, the respondent will WPC No.24903/2011 2 consider the same and take an appropriate decision thereon expeditiously. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P2 petition and take an appropriate decision thereon, if it has been received and is pending, expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him after notice to and affording the petitioner and other stage carriage operators who will be affected by the outcome of Ext.P2 an opportunity of being heard. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps