IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 26TH JULY 2011 / 4TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 8929 of 2011(M) ------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------------- N.SHAMEER, S/O. ALIKUTTY, NAYEDATH HOUSE, P.O.KOTTAMPARAMBA, KOZHIKODE-8. BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOZHIKODE, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY - 673 001. 2. THE SECRETARY, THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOZHIKODE - 673 001. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.P.M.MANOJ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC No.8929 of 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE DECISION OF THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 3.12.2010. TRUE COPY P.S.TO JUDGE K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------- WPC No.8929 of 2011 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 26th July, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner, the registered owner of a stage carriage bearing Reg.No.KL-13/M-2475 applied for the issue of a regular permit on the route, Kozhikode- Pulloorampara-Kodkkattupara. The said application was considered at the meeting held on 3.12.2010 by the first respondent. At the said meeting, the application of the petitioner was opposed by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation pointing out that the overlapping on the notified route exceeded the permissible limit. The Field Officer reported that the route was well serviced by the existing stage carriages and that the same was saturated. For the above reasons, without taking any decision on the petitioner's application, the same was postponed. The petitioner complains that no orders have been passed on his application till date though more than seven months have elapsed since then. Therefore, the petitioner seeks the issue of appropriate directions for the WPC No.8929 of 2011 2 consideration of his application. 2. The learned Government Pleader submits that the petitioner's application would be considered and appropriate orders would be passed thereon, without further delay. 3. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider the application of the petitioner for regular permit and to pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible by placing the same before the next meeting of the first respondent or at any rate within a period of one month, whichever is earlier. sd/- K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE true copy p.s.to judge css/