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. 4348 of 2011(P) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- KUNHIMUHAMMED, S/O.ALAVI, MADATHIL HOUSE, POST INDIANORE, VILLUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.M.MOHAMMED IQUABAL RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE ROAD TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. PIN- 675 051 2. THE JOINT R.T.O, TIRUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. PIN- 675 051 R1 & R2 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. 4348 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T Ext.P7 order passed by the Regional Transport Authority, Malappuram on 22.12.2010 rejecting the application filed by the petitioner for changing the halting place of the autorickshaw from Villoor East to Kottakkal town is under challenge in this writ petition. Under section 89 of the Motor Vehicles Act, an appeal lies from Ext.P7 to the State Transport Appellate Tribunal. The period of limitation prescribed for filing the appeal is 30 days from the date of receipt of the order appealed against. In the instant case Ext.P7 discloses that the original thereof was signed only on 17.1.2011 and a copy was despatched to the petitioner only on 2.2.2011. It is therefore evident that the period of limitation prescribed for filing an appeal has not expired. I therefore find no grounds to entertain this writ petition. The writ petition fails and is dismissed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner to challenge Ext.P7 in appeal before the State Transport Appellate Tribunal. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No./2011 2 WPC No./2011 3