IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 17TH SEPTEMBER 2010 / 26TH BHADRA 1932 WP(C).No. 24786 of 2010(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- O.PRADEEPAN, S/O.KRISHNAN, GEETHA NIVAS, VENGAD.P.O., ANJARAKKANDY, THALASSERY, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.SAJU J.VALLYARA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM - 1. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 17/09/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.(C). NO.24786 OF 2010 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of September, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is the registered owner of a stage carriage bearing registration No.KL-58/9666 which is being operated on the route Thrissur- Payyannur (Via) Kunnamkulam, Valanchery, Changuvetty, Kozhikode, Kannur and Thaliparamba as a limited stop ordinary service. He has submitted Ext.P1 application for revision of timings before the respondent. Ext.P2 would reveal that Ext.P1 has been received by the first respondent on 23.6.2010. The grievance of the petitioner is that despite the receipt of Ext.P1 application, no orders have so far been passed thereon by the respondent. 2. When an application for revision of timings has been submitted by an existing operator, the respondent is bound to consider the same in accordance with law. Therefore, without making any observations as to the merits of the contentions raised by the petitioner, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P1 application for revision of timings submitted by the petitioner expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of W.P.(C) NO.24786/2010 2 receipt of a copy of this judgment with notice to the petitioner and the persons who are likely to be affected in case of acceptance of the proposed change in the timings. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE) spc W.P.(C) NO.24786/2010 3 C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. JUDGMENT September, 2010