IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 25TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 28966 of 2011(U) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- ANANDAKRISHNAN, "ANAND", KOTTAM POST, MUNDALLOORU VIA, KANNUR. BY ADVS. SRI.SAJEEV KUMAR K.GOPAL SMT.AMBIKA RADHAKRISHNAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KANNUR, PIN - 670 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KANNUR, PIN - 670 001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.G.GOPAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 16/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs W.P.(C). NO. 28966/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE DECISION OF THE 1ST RESPONDENT AT ITS MEETING HELD ON 25/08/2011 VIDE ITEM NO.49. P2: COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT DATED 11/10/2011. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE. svs P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 28966 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of November, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a stage carriage on the route Kannur NBS – Blathur (Via) Chalode, Irikkur on the strength of a regular permit. The said permit is valid till 22.11.2012. He applied for a variation of the permit involving an extension of the route from Blathur to Kosavan Vayal and change of halting place from Irikkur to Chalode. The Regional Transport Authority, Kannur that met on 25.8.2011 resolved to grant the variation subject to settlement of timings. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though more than two months have passed thereafter, the respondents have not settled the timings and endorsed the variation on the original of the permit. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the second respondent to issue the varied permit in implementation of Ext.P1 proceedings after settling the timings within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. When the writ petition came up for admission hearing today, Sri.G.Gopakumar, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submitted on instructions that a timing conference is scheduled to be held on 27.1.2012 and that the WPC No.28966/2011 2 petitioner's time schedule will be settled in that meeting and the variation endorsed immediately thereafter. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to settle the timings and issue the varied permit in implementation of Ext.P1 proceedings expeditiously and in any event before 31.1.2012. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.28966/2011 3