IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 22ND AUGUST 2011 / 31ST SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 21177 of 2011(V) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ 1. VINOD THOMAS, IKKARAYIL HOUSE, P.O. RAMAPURAM BAZAR, PALA, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. 2. BABY JOSEPH, VARALIKARA HOUSE, P.O. RAMAPURAM, PALA, KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KANNUR - 670 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KANNUR - 670 001. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.M. MOHAMMED SHAFI. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/08/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs WP(C).No. 21177 of 2011(V) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF PERMIT DATED 11/10/2007. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF PERMIT DATED 11/10/2007. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE REQUEST DATED 14/02/2011 SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER TO CHANGE THE CLASS OF SERVICE. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE REQUEST DATED 14/02/2011 SUBMITTED BY THE 2ND PETITIONER TO CHANGE THE CLASS OF SERVICE. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE rs P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.21177 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 22nd day of August, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioners are owners of stage carriages operating on the route Payyannur – Chandanakkampara – Kottayam on the strength of regular permits. The validity of the permits expired on 1.11.2007. Even before the validity of the permits expired, the permit holders had submitted Exts.P1 and P2 applications for renewal of the permits within the stipulated time. It is stated that permits were thereafter transferred to the name of the petitioners. For want of concurrence, the said applications were not disposed immediately after they were filed. The petitioners thereafter filed Exts.P3 and P4 applications dated 14.2.2011 before the respondents for conversion of the service as Super Express service. This writ petition is filed contending that though several months have passed after the applications for renewal of the permits were filed, till date orders have not been passed thereon. In this writ petition, the petitioners seeks a direction to the respondents to dispose of Exts.P1 and P2 applications for renewal of the permits and Exts.P3 and P4 applications for changing the class of service within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. W.P.(C) No.21177 of 2011 2 2. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submitted on instructions that the petitioners' applications for renewal of the permits and applications for changing the class of service will be considered by the Regional Transport Authority at its next meeting scheduled to be held on 25.8.2011 and a decision thereon will be taken immediately thereafter. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to take final decision on Exts.P1 and P2 applications for renewal of the permits and Exts.P3 and P4 applications for change of the class of service expeditiously and in any event within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Needless to say, in the event of the renewal being granted, the necessary endorsements shall be made on the permits expeditiously thereafter. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. -------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.21177 of 2011 JUDGMENT Dated:- 22nd August, 2011 --------------------------------------