IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.BASHEER TUESDAY, THE 22ND JULY 2008 / 31ST ASHADHA 1930 W.P(C).No. 22007 of 2008(S) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- MALAPPURAM DISTRICT SOCIAL JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATION, REG.NO.153/08, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SOMAN PUNNASSERY, VETTOM P.O., TIRUR-2, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.T.V.GEORGE SRI.JIMMY GEORGE (THADATHIL) RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. THE STATE TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.M.P.SREEKRISHNAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/07/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & A.K.BASHEER, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P. (C) No.22007 of 2008 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 22nd day of July, 2008 JUDGMENT H.L.Dattu, C.J. In this writ petition filed in the name of public interest litigation, the petitioner calls in question the notification issued by the State Government increasing the fares of the stage carriage users. 2. In the writ petition it is stated that though there is hike in fuel prices, the State Governments like, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have not increased the fares, except the State of Kerala. 3. Increasing or decreasing of fares is the policy decision of the State Government and those policy decisions cannot be interfered with by this Court unless it is demonstrated by the petitioner before this Court that the fares so increased is demonstrably excessive and wholly unreasonable. 4. In that view of the matter, we decline to entertain this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is rejected. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (A.K.BASHEER) JUDGE vns