IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 18TH FEBRUARY 2011 / 29TH MAGHA 1932 WP(C).No. 4443 of 2011(E) -------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- THE SECRETARY, QUILON AUTOMIBILE EMPLOYEE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, NO.Q 797, KADAMPANAD P.O., ADOOR. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOLLAM-691 001. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOLLAM-691 001. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/02/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 4443 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of February, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a society which is engaged in the business of operating stage carriages. It is stated that the petitioner has applied for the grant of a regular permit to operate a stage carriage on the route Anakkoottoor-Enathu. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though more than a year has passed after the application for regular permit was submitted, till date, orders have not passed thereon. In this writ petition the petitioner seeks a direction the Regional Transport Authority, Kollam to pass final orders on the application for regular permit submitted by them. 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, Sri.Basant Balaji, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the State of Kerala submitted on instructions that the Regional Transport Authority will consider the petitioner's application for regular permit in the meeting being held today and that orders on the application will be passed expeditiously thereafter. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to pass final orders on the WPC No.4443/2011 2 petitioner's application for regular permit to operate a stage carriage on the route Anakkoottoor-Enathu and pass expeditious orders thereon within two weeks from today and to communicate the same to the petitioner. Needless to say, in the event of the permit being granted, upon the petitioner complying with the statutory formalities like the production of the current records of the vehicle, the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Kollam shall issue the permit after settlement of timings in accordance with law expeditiously and in any event within one month from the date on which the petitioner produces the current records of the vehicle. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps