IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 18TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 29TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 5143 of 2011(P) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- M.SHAJI MOL, CHEENIKKAPPARA HOUSE, CHEMBUKKAD, KUTHANUR, ALATHUR. BY ADVS. SRI.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR, SMT.CHITRA.G. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, PALAKKAD, PIN-678 001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. BASANTH BALAJI. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/02/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 5143 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner was an applicant for the grant of a stage carriage permit to operate a stage carriage on the route Pathiripala- Pazhayannur. The application was initially rejected by the respondent. On appeal filed by the petitioner, the State Transport Appellate Authority directed reconsideration of the application and grant of the permit. The Regional Transport Authority, Palakkad that met on 30.11.2010 considered the petitioner’s application and resolved to grant a regular permit subject to settlement of timings. Ext.P1 is the copy of the proceedings of the Regional Transport Authority in that regard. The petitioner submits that though she had produced the current records within the time stipulated in Ext.P1 (12.1.2011) and the records are in order, till date, the respondent has not settled the timings or issued the permit in implementation of Ext.P1 proceedings. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to issue the permit after settling the timings within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri.Basant Balaji, the learned Government Pleader WPC No.5143/2011 2 appearing for the respondent submits that the respondent will take steps to hold a timing conference with notice to the petitioner and the other stage carriage operators operating stage carriages on the route Pathiripala-Pazhayannur and to issue the permit expeditiously. I accordingly dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to hold a timing conference with notice to the petitioner and other stage carriage operators who will be affected by the time schedule proposed by the petitioner and issue the permit expeditiously and in any event within two months from today. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.5143/2011 3 WPC No.5143/2011 4