IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR MONDAY, THE 1ST NOVEMBER 2010 / 10TH KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 30820 of 2010(B) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- K.P.KURIACHAN, HOUSE NO-2/381,KUTTIPUZHA, EAST MARADY P.O. BY ADV. SRI.P.DEEPAK. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,MUVATTUPUZHA-686 661. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/11/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. C.T.RAVIKUMAR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P(C)No.30820 of 2010 ---------------------------------------- Dated 1st November, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a regular permit holder operating stage carriage service on the route Adimaly - Muvattupuzha with stage carriage bearing registration No. KL-17/D 9922. The said regular permit was valid only up to 14.6.2010. Prior to its expiry the petitioner has submitted an application for its renewal. Later, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P4 application for replacement of the vehicle with a vehicle bearing registration No. KL-17/G 5466. The said two applications viz., application for renewal and application for replacement are pending. Subsequently, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P6 application for clearance certificate in respect of the existing vehicle. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondent is not taking up the said applications for consideration and, in fact, insisting for surrender/cancellation of the permit. In similar circumstances, this Court passed Ext.P7 judgment in W.P.(C)No.26670 of 2010. I have also disposed of W.P.(C)No.32291 of 2010. 2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as also the learned Government Pleader. Considering Ext.P7 judgment and the judgment in W.P.(C) No.32291 of 2010, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the WP(C).No.30820/2010 2 respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6 application for clearance certificate expeditiously, at any rate within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment without insisting surrender/cancellation of the permit. It is made clear that the clearance certificate issued based on this judgment will be subject to the final orders to be passed on the applications for renewal and replacement. C.T.RAVIKUMAR Judge TKS