IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 15TH DECEMBER 2011 / 24TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 33472 of 2011(H) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: T.A. ABDULLA, SIDIQUE MANZIL, KUTTIKKATTOOR P.O., CALICUT-8. BY ADV. SRI.G.PRABHAKARAN SMT.R.PADMAKUMARI RESPONDENT: THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY CUM REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, VATAKARA-673 101. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.G.GOPAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/12/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN WPC 33472/2011 EXT. P1 TRUE COPY OF THE REQUEST DT. 1.11.2011 /TRUE COPY/ P.N.Ravindran, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.33472 of 2011 H ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 15th day of December, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a stage carriage operator, operating a stage carriage service on the route Kozhikode-Kannur on the strength of a regular permit. The time schedule of the petitioner's stage carriage was last settled on 24.07.2001, it is stated. Pointing out that after he commenced operating the service, other stage carriage services have commenced operation on the route and circumstances have changed thereafter, he has submitted Exhibit P1 petition before the respondent seeking a revision of the time schedule of his stage carriage. This writ petition is filed for an order directing the respondent to pass appropriate orders on Exhibit P1 within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri.G.Gopakumar, learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submitted on instructions that if, as claimed by the petitioner the original of Exhibit P1 has been WPC 33472/2011 2 received and it is pending, the respondent will consider the same and take an appropriate decision thereon expeditiously. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider the request made by the petitioner in Exhibit P1, if the same has been received and is pending and pass appropriate orders thereon expeditiously and in any event, within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him. Needless to say, the respondent shall afford the petitioner and other stage carriage operators, who will be affected by the outcome of Exhibit P1, an opportunity of being heard. (P.N.Ravindran, Judge) tkv