IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN THURSDAY, THE 22ND JULY 2010 / 31ST ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 20629 of 2010(C) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- P.V.UNNEEN, S/O. MOHAMMED, PUTHUKKULANGARA HOUSE, VAZHAYUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.SAJU J.VALLYARA. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. K.S MUHAMMED HASHIM. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 22/07/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.20629/2010-C: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBIT: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE REQUEST DTD. 21/04/2010 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. Prv. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO.20629 OF 2010 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 22nd DAY OF JULY, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a Stage Carriage operator conducting services on the route Valakkandi - Kozhikode as an ordinary service with Stage Carriage bearing registration No.KL-45-1000. He submitted an application for change of his running time so as to ensure parity with the running time alloted to other operators on the route. He complains that no action has been taken on his application, till date. 2. The learned Senior Government Pleader Mr.Muhamed Hashim, on instructions, submits that though the petitioner had been directed to appear for an hearing before the authority, he did not appear and it was for the above reason that, no orders were passed on his application. 3. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to approach the respondent for an early hearing of Ext.P1, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The respondent shall take up Ext.P1, consider Wpc 20629/2010 2 the same in accordance with law and shall pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate, within a period of one month thereafter. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE lgk