IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 24TH OCTOBER 2007 / 2ND KARTHIKA 1929 WP(C).No. 16413 of 2003(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- ERNAKULAM PRIVATSE BUS OPERATORS ASSOCIATION, NORTH PARAVUR UNIT HAVING ITS OFFICE AT ROOM NO.21, MUNICIPAL PRIVATE BUS STAND BUILDING, KACHERIPADI, NORTH PARUVUR, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY K.A. SHAMSUDDIN, SON OF ALI, AGED 42 YEARS. BY ADV. SRI.P.R.VENKITESH RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE SECDRETARY, TRANSPORT B DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/10/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: O.P.No.16413/2003 :2: ORDER ON C.M.P.No.1113 OF 2003 IN W.P.(C).No.16413 OF 2003 DISMISSED 24.10.2007 Sd/-THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN,JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER DT.4.9.2002. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE NOTIFICATION ISSUED CALLING FOR DETAILS FOR FORMULATION OF ROUTES FOR STAGE CARRIAGES DT.21.10.2002. TRUE COPY P.A.TO JUDGE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN,J ======================= W.P.(C).No.16413 of 2003 ======================= Dated this the 24th day of October, 2007 JUDGMENT With the passage of time, the issue raised in this writ petition on the question of route formulation which were raised in 2003 and replied by the Government through a counter affidavit stating that the proceedings will be finalised within six months does not call for any further adjudication. Recording that counter affidavit, the writ petition is closed without prejudice. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE dvs