IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN FRIDAY, THE 5TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 16TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 35572 of 2009(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. P.V.MATHEW, PRESIDENT, THRISSUR DISTRICT PRIVATE BUS OPERATORS ASSOCIATION, IRINJALAKUDA UNIT, 1ST FLOOR, NEELATHUKATTIL BUILDING, TOWN ROAD, IRINJALAKUDA. 2. K.REGHUNATHAN, MADASSERIL HOUSE, CHETTIPARAMBU, IRINJALAKUDA. BY ADV. SRI. ANIL SIVARAMAN SMT.APARNA RAJAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, THRISSUR. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, THRISSUR. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. K.S. MUHAMED HASHIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 35572 of 2009(N) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF PROCEEDINGS DATED 15.2.2008 EXT.P2 : COPY OF PROCEEDINGS DATED 19.6.2008 EXT.P3 : COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 4.12.2009 EXT.P4 : COPY OF COMMUNICATION DATED 30.11.2009 RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL ///TRUE COPY/// PA TO JUDGE nl K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------------ W.P(C) NO: 35572 OF 2009 N ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 5th February, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioners are stage carriage operators. The first petitioner is also the president of the local unit of the Thrissur District Private Bus Operators Association. The Regional Transport Authority have instructed the Secretary, RTA to conduct an enquiry into the anomalies in the running time of stage carriages operating on the Thrissur-Kodungallur route and accordingly an elaborate enquiry was conducted and a decision was taken on 19.6.2008 to reschedule the running time of stage carriages allotting two minutes running time for one kilometer for limited stop services and 2.15 minutes for ordinary buses. The complaint of the petitioners is that the decision has not been implemented. The petitioners have submitted Ext.P3 to the second respondent. Since Ext.P3 is pending consideration of the second respondent, the same can be directed to be considered and disposed of on an early date. 2. In the above circumstances this writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to consider Ext.P3 petition submitted by the petitioners in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon as expeditiously as possible and at any WPC 35572/2009 2 rate within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K. SURENDRA MOHAN Judge jj WPC 35572/2009 3 K.K.DENESAN & V. RAMKUMAR, JJ. ---------------------------------------------------- M.F.A.NO: ----------------------------------------------------- JUDGMENT Dated: