IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH JANUARY 2008 / 10TH MAGHA 1929 WP(C).No. 3492 of 2008(N) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------- P.K.MUNEER, THOYIKADAYIL HOUSE, KIZHAKOTH P.O., KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR RESPONDENTS: ---------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOZHIKODE REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOZHIKODE. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SRI.I.V. PRAMOD. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/01/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------- W.P(C) No. 3492 OF 2008 ----------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of January, 2008 JUDGMENT The petitioner made Ext.P1 application for renewal of permit. That was responded by the first respondent in Ext.P2 directing to replace the existing light motor vehicle with a medium motor vehicle stage carriage. Similar issues have been considered by this court and in Ext.P3 judgment, Division Bench had directed the Government to consider the entire matter and it is submitted that the matter is still pending consideration of the Government. In the meanwhile several petitioners who have been directed to replace their vehicles have approached this court and this court has passed orders directing renewal of permits, provided the applications are otherwise in order subject to certain conditions and Ext.P3 is one such judgment. 2. Following Ext.P3, I dispose of this Writ Petition also directing that the first respondent shall renew the permit of the petitioner, provided his application is otherwise in order. In other words, the request for renewal shall not be rejected for the reason that the vehicle offered is a light motor vehicle. However, once the WPC No. 3492 of 2008 2 Government renders a decision pursuant to the decision of this Court, petitioner can operate the vehicle only in terms of the decision so taken by the Government. It is also directed that pending compliance with the directions in this judgment, the 2nd respondent shall consider Ext.P4 application made by the petitioner for temporary permit and this shall be done within 10 days of production of a copy of this judgment. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE btt WPC No. 3492 of 2008 3