IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 16TH JUNE 2011 / 26TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 5995 of 2011(Y) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- R.MOHANKUMAR,S/O.RAMASWAMY,23/100, VINAYAKA HOUSE,SKV COLLEGE ROAD,KANATTUKARA PO, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM 676 505. 2. THE SECRETARY , REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM 676 505. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.P.M.MANOJ THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: dmb WP(C).No. 5995 of 2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS:- P1:- COPY OF THE REGULAR PERMIT ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER P2:- COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION DATED 28.01.2011 P3:- COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.P.(C)NO.14782 OF 2009 DATED 7.10.2009 RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS:- NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A TO JUDGE P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ---------------------------------- W.P.(C)No. 5995 OF 2011 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 16th day of June, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner, a stage carriage operator, who is operating a stage carriage service on the route Thrissur – Kozhikkode as a limited stop ordinary service has submitted Ext.P2 application for conversion of the service as a fast passenger service. This writ petition is filed contending that though the vehicle is fit to be used to operate a fast passenger service, till date, orders have not been passed on Ext.P2 application. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to pass final orders on Ext.P2 application within a time limit to be fixed by this Court, having regard to the decision of this Court in W.P(C) No.14782 of 2009 and connected cases, a copy of which is produced as Ext.P3. 2. The respondents have been served and they have entered appearance through the learned Government Pleader. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, Sri.I.Dinesh Menon, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner W.P.(C).No. 5995 OF 2011 2 submitted that the next meeting of the Regional Transport Authority, Malappuram is scheduled to be held on 28.06.2011 and that the Regional Transport Authority may be directed to consider the petitioner's application in that meeting. As stated earlier, though the respondents have been served they have not filed a counter affidavit setting out the reason for why Ext.P2 application cannot be considered. I accordingly dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to take up the petitioner's application for conversion of the class of service in the meeting of the Regional Transport Authority, Malappuram, scheduled to be held on 28.06.2011 or on the date to which it adjourned and pass final orders thereon expeditiously thereafter. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE dmb