IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 2ND JUNE 2010 / 12TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 16930 of 2010(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- T.R.RAJESH, S/O.RAJENDRAN, THAISSERY, CMC-3, CHERTHALA, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.G.PRABHAKARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ALAPPUZHA. 2. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ALAPPUZHA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY SENIOR GP K C SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 02/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO.16930 OF 2010 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 2nd DAY OF JUNE, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a Stage Carriage operator conducting services on the route Kanichukulangara - Ernakulam on the strength of temporary permits. His last temporary permit has expired on 13.5.2010. The petitioner had been operating in the vacancy of the regular permit holder who was conducting services on the route with Stage Carriage bearing registration No.KL-4/B 7511. However, the permit holder had not been conducting his service for the past two years. It was in the above circumstances that temporary permits were issued to the petitioner. The petitioner has submitted an application for the reissue of his temporary permit as early as on 21.5.2010. According to the petitioner, the travelling public are also facing a lot of hardships due to the disruption of the regular services. The petitioner's application for the re issue of his temporary permit is Ext.P6. The petitioner prays for the issue of appropriate directions for an early disposal of the same. The learned Senior Government Pleader has no Wpc 16930/2010 2 objection to the issue of such a direction. 2. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider the application of the petitioner, evidenced herein by Ext.P6 in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE lgk