IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 10TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 21ST MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 4340 of 2011(N) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- R.RAVIKUMAR,S/O.RAMASWAMY, 23/100,SKV COLLEGE ROAD, KANATTUKARA, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- THE SECRETARY,REGIOINAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,MALAPPURAM,PIN 676 505. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: sts P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 4340 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a stage carriage on the route Thrissur-Kozhikode as a limited stop ordinary service. The time schedule in respect of the said stage carriage was fixed on 20.3.2000. The petitioner has filed Ext.P1 petition dated 17.12.2010 before the respondent seeking revision of the timings and parity of running time. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks expeditious disposal of Ext.P1 petition. 2. Sri. Basant Balaji, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submits that if as on today the original of Ex.P1 has been received and is pending, the respondent will 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.P1 petition and pass appropriate orders thereon after notice to and affording the petitioner and the other stage carriage operators, who would be affected by the outcome of Ext.P1, an opportunity of being heard, expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No./2011 2 WPC No./2011 3