IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 21ST JANUARY 2010 / 1ST MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 36937 of 2009(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- A. SALIM, S/O. ALIYARKUNJU, VILAYIL VEEDU, OYOOR.P.O, KOTTARAKKARA, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.PRAVEEN K. JOY RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, RTA OF KOLLAM, REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE AT KOTTARAKKARA. 2. THE SUB REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, KOTTARAKKARA. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. K.C.SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 36937 OF 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the owner of a goods carriage bearing registration No.KL-02-S/1557. Ext.P2 permit issued to the said vehicle was valid till 29.4.2009. The petitioner did not seek renewal of the permit before its validity expired. It is stated that the vehicle was involved in an accident and was garaged for repairs and therefore he could seek renewal of goods carriage permit in time. The petitioner states that after effecting necessary repairs to the vehicle he has submitted an application dated 12.11.2009 before the second respondent accompanied by the relevant documents for the grant of a fresh goods carriage permit. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that notwithstanding the request made in Ext.P4, the second respondent has not taken any decision on his application for the grant of a fresh goods carriage permit. In this writ petition the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to consider his application for a fresh goods carriage permit and to take a decision thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri. K.C.Santhosh Kumar, the learned senior W.P.(C) No. 36937/09 2 Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits on instructions that an application for a fresh goods carriage permit has been received from the petitioner and is pending consideration. He submits that the respondents will after inspection of the vehicle take a decision on the said application expeditiously. In the light of the said submission and having regard to the fact that the petitioner's application for goods carriage permit is pending since 12.11.2009, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to have the petitioner's vehicle inspected and to take a decision on petitioner's application for a goods carriage permit expeditiously and in any event within one month from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before the first respondent. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE vps