IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 19TH DECEMBER 2008 / 28TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 WP(C).No. 33783 of 2008(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. LINI.P., AGED 21 YEARS, D/O. BALAKRISHNAN P, PUSHPAWADI KARA PERAVOOR, VIA MATTANNUR, KANNUR DISTRICT. 2. SEENA P., AGED 18 YEARS, D/O. BHARATHAN, PARAKKA HOUSE, P.O.AZHEEKODU, KANNUR DISTRICT. 3. LIBIN GEORGE, AGED 19 YEARS, S/O.GEORGE, MUKKOTH VEEDU, KALLOORIKADAVU, PAPPINISSERY, KANNUR DISTRICT. 4. RAMSEENA .M., AGED 18 YEARS 'RAMSEENAS' P.O.CHALA, KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.P.SANJAY SRI.A.PARVATHI MENON SRI.BIJU MEENATTOOR SRI.M.MUHAMMED SHAFI SRI.JINU JOSEPH SRI.J.ABHILASH RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR KANNUR. 2. THE REGIONAL TRASPORT OFFICER KANNUR. GOVT.PLEADER SMT.SUDHAMANI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 33783 of 2008 ================== Dated this the 19th day of December, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are students of NIET, Kannur, undergoing Diploma course in that institution, which is recognised by the Ministry of Human Resources Department of Government of India. Students of that Institute have been enjoying travel concession in private buses from 1993 onwards, when the institution was established. From this academic year that facility has been discontinued. It is under the above circumstances, the petitioners have approached this Court seeking the following reliefs: “i) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other Writ, Order directing the respondents to ensure that petitioners and similarly situated students undergoing the Dip. IETE. Course at NIET are allowed bus travel concession. ii) declaring that the petitioners and similarly situated students undergoing the Dip. IETE course at NIET are eligible for getting bus travel concession. iii) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other Writ, Order or Direction directing the respondents to consider and pass appropriate orders forthwith on Ext.P5 representation. 2. The counsel for the petitioners now submits that the petitioners would be satisfied with a direction to pass orders on w.p.c.33783/08 2 Ext.P5 expeditiously. 3. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 4. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the District Collector to place Ext.P5 before the Students' Travel Facility Committee, who shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders after affording an opportunity of being heard to a representative of the petitioners as well as a representative of the institute, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within two months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. The petitioners would be free to produce Exts.P6 and P7 before the Committee, who shall consider the applicability of the same while deciding the issue. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge w.p.c.33783/08 3