IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 31ST MARCH 2010 / 10TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 11092 of 2010(J) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ T.K.C.HUSSAIN, S/O. POKKER, MARATTAMMAL HOUSE, VALIAYAPARAMBA P.O., KODUVALLY, KOZHIKODE DIST. BY ADV.MR.G.PRABHAKARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- THE SECRETARY,REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOZHIKODE. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.11092 of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 31st day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a regular stage carriage operator conducting services on the route Kozhikode-Sulthan Bathery with stage carriage vehicle bearing Reg.No.KL- 11/P 9655. The running time issued to the petitioner is at the rate of 2.15 minutes per km., in accordance with Circular No.3/1997. According to the petitioner, since Circular No.3/1997 has been set aside by this Court by judgment in O.P.No.12774/1997, the existing operators had sought revision of their running time. The petitioner has also applied for the revision of his own timings and for fixing the same at 1.45 minutes per km. Exts.P1 and P2 requests have been made for the above purpose. However, he complains that no action has been taken on his requests so far. The learned Senior Government Pleader has no objection to a direction being issued to expedite matters. In the above circumstances, this Writ Petition is wpc No.11092/2010 2 disposed of directing the respondent to consider the request of the petitioner for the revision of his running time evidenced herein by Exts.P1 and P2 in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/