IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI TUESDAY, THE 9TH DECEMBER 2008 / 18TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 34071 of 2008(F) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ---------------------- D.SUBHASH, CHERADIYIL HOUSE,NAGAPUZHA, MOOVATTUPUZHA. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------ THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, IDUKKI. BY ADV. SMT.N.SUDHA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/12/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Rs/ V. GIRI, J. ------------------------------- WP(C).NO. 34071 of 2008 --------------------------------- Dated this the 9th day of December, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner who operates on the route Thodupuzha- Panickankudy requests for revision of timings. Another stage carriage operator is operating service on the route Cheruthoni- Adimaly. A proposal for settlement of timings on a fresh regular permit Cheruthoni-Adimali touching Thannikandam was considered. According to the petitioner, the intermittent points were not noted and this prevented him from attending the timing conference. But later the timings were settled and thereupon the petitioner found that there is a clash between the timings of the petitioner and the timings of the new service. He therefore submitted Ext.P3 for averting clash, which is pending consideration. 2. Learned Government Pleader submits that a timing conference was held on 31.10.2008 and the timings were settled after hearing 26 operators. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was not aware of the intermittent WPC. 34071/2008 2 points touched by the fresh regular permit holder and was therefore not in a position to appear in the timing conference. The present request is one for avoiding clash of timings and it is open to the respondent to consider its maintainability and take a decision and if it is not found to be not maintainable, then the petitioner will approach the STAT. 3. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider Ext.P3 and pass an order, after hearing the petitioner and the regular permit holder operating stage carriage KL-6D 5026 on the route Cheruthoni-Adimali, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. V. GIRI, JUDGE. pmn/ WPC. 34071/2008 3