IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 11TH MARCH 2011 / 20TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 2800 of 2011(Y) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- R.RAVIKUMAR, S/O.RAMASWAMY, 23/100, VINAYAKA HOUSE, OPP.KERALA VARMA COLLEGE ROAD, KANATTUKARA, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR SMT.G.CHITRA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PIN 676505. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. M.A.ASIF THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC NO.2800/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. COPY OF THE REGULAR PERMIT ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER ON THE ROUTE THRISSUR-KOZHIKODE WITH HALT AT MUNDUR VALID UP TO 24.4.2011 EXT.P2. COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT DATED 27.12.2010 EXT.P3. COPY OF THE COVERING LETER SUBMITTED ALONG WITH THE APPLICATION DATED 27.12.2010 /TRUE COPY/ PA TO JUDGE P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 2800 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 11th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a stage carriage on the route Thrissur-Kozhikode on the strength of Ext.P1 regular permit. The said permit is valid till 24.4.2011. The petitioner has submitted Ext.P2 application dated 27.12.2010 to the respondent for variation of the permit by reclassifying the service as a fast passenger service in accordance with rule 2(ea) of the Kerala Motor Vehicles Rules. Along with Ext.P2 application, the petitioner had also submitted Ext.P3 representation requesting that the conversion of the service may be granted at the earliest. The petitioner submits that though more than two months have passed after Exts.P2 and P3 applications were submitted, till date, orders have not been passed on the said applications. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P2 and pass orders thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. The respondent has been served and has entered appearance through Sri.M.A.Asif, the learned Government Pleader. The learned Government Pleader submitted that the Regional WPC No.2800/2011 2 Transport Authority, Malappuram will consider Ext.P2 application and take an appropriate decision thereon expeditiously and in any event before the expiry of the permit, namely 24.4.2011. In the light of the said submission and having regard to the fact that the petitioner is already operating a stage carriage, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P2 application and pass orders thereon expeditiously and in any event before the expiry of Ext.P1 regular permit. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.2800/2011 3 WPC No.2800/2011 4