IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 5TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 14TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 24020 of 2011(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- NALAKATH FAIZAL, VELUTHAPARAMBIL HOUSE, P.O.PUDUPARAMBA, TIRUR, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR SMT.G.CHITRA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM, PIN-676505. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.M.MOHAMMED SHAFI. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 05/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.(C) NO.24020 of 2011 EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT DATED 22.7.2011. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P(C) No. 24020 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 5th day of September, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a stage carriage on the route Kozhikode-Tirur as per the time schedule settled way back in the year 1999. The petitioner has recently submitted Ext.P1 application dated 22.7.2011 seeking a revision of the time schedule on the ground that the revision will be beneficial to the travelling public and will not affect any of the existing operators. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to consider the request in Ext.P1 application and to take an appropriate decision thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri.M.Mohammed Shafi, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submitted that if Ext.P1 application has been received and is pending, the respondent will consider the same and take an expeditious decision thereon, in accordance with law, after notice to the other existing operators. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P1 application and take an appropriate decision thereon in accordance with law, if it has been received and is pending, expeditiously and in W.P.(C) No.24020 of 2011 2 any event within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him after notice to the petitioner and other stage carriage operators who will be affected by the change of timings sought by the petitioner. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. -------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.24020 of 2011 JUDGMENT Dated:- 5th September, 2011 --------------------------------------