IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH DECEMBER 2011 / 16TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 32496 of 2011(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- HAREENDRAN T.O,S/O.KUNHIKANNAN, MANIYARATH HOUSE,P.O MUNDAYAD, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KANNUR 670 001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.G.GOPAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) No. 32496/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1. TRUE COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DATED 27.5.1997. EXHIBIT P2. TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 31.10.2011. EXHIBIT P3. TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C)NO.895/2010 DATED 12.1.2010. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS NIL /True Copy/ vps PA to Judge P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 32496 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 7th day of December, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a stage carriage on the route Parassinikadavu-Thalassery on the strength of a regular permit. The time schedule in respect of the petitioner’s stage carriage was last settled on 27.5.1997. Pointing out that the circumstances have changed after the time schedule of the petitioner's stage carriage was settled, he has filed Ext.P2 petition dated 31.10.2011 before the respondent seeking a revision of the time schedule. This writ petition is filed seeking expeditious disposal of the said petition. 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, Sri. G.Gopakumar, learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submitted that if the original of Ext.P2 petition has been received and it is pending, the respondent will consider the same and take an appropriate WPC No.32496/2011 2 decision thereon expeditiously. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P2 petition and take an appropriate decision thereon, if it has been received and is pending, expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him after notice to and affording the petitioner and other stage carriage operators who will be affected by the outcome of Ext.P2 an opportunity of being heard. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.32496/2011 3 WPC No.32496/2011 4