IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 15TH JULY 2008 / 24TH ASHADHA 1930 RP.No. 851 of 2007(E) --------------------- AGAINST THE JUDGEMENT IN WPC.14117/2007 Dated 02/05/2007 .................... REVIEW PETITIONER/3RD RESPONDENT --------------------------------- K.S.R.T.C, REPRESENTED BY THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KANNUR. BY ADV. SHRI.JOHNSON P.JOHN, SC, KSRTC RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THALASSERY PRIVATE BUS OPERATORS ASSOCIATION,THALASSERY, RPERESENTED BY THE GENERAL SECRETARY, K.C.LEKSHMANAN. 2. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KANNUR REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KANNUR. BY ADV.SRI.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR THIS REVIEW PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ R.P.No.851 of 2007 in W.P.(C) No.14117/2007-E ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Dated this the 15th day of July, 2008 O R D E R This Review Petition is filed contending that the Regional Transport Authority has no jurisdiction to consider the timing that is availed of by the K.S.R.T.C. Reliance is placed on the judgment of this Court in Haridas v.K.S.R.T.C [1990(1) KLT 708]. It has been held that Rule 212 framed under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, specifically ousted the jurisdiction of the Regional Transport Authority to prescribe a schedule of timings in respect of stage carriages belonging to State Transport undertakings. In the light of the above legal position, this review petition is allowed. The judgment in W.P.(C).No.14117/2007, dated 02/05/2007, is recalled. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, Judge ms