IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 28TH OCTOBER 2011 / 6TH KARTHIKA 1933 WP(C).No. 26266 of 2011(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.G.NATARAJAN, KALOMKOVILAKOM, THIRUNALLOOR P.O., CHERTHALA. BY ADV. SRI.G.PRABHAKARAN SMT.R.PADMAKUMARI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ALAPPUZHA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY - 688 001. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ALAPPUZHA - 688 001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.G.GOPAKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 28/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) No. 26266/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER(S) EXHIBITS EXT.P-1 TRUE COPY OF THE VARIATION APPLICATION DATED 23.7.2010 EXT.P-2 TRUE COPY OF THE CHALLAN DATED 23.7.2010 EXT.P-3 TRUE COPY OF THE REPORT DATED 2.9.2010. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS NIL /True Copy/ vps PA to Judge P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 26266 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 28th day of October, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a stage carriage on the route Kaipuzhamuttu-Ernakulam High Court Junction as an ordinary service. He applied for a variation of the permit by extending the service up to Kottayam and by curtailing the sector from Vytila to High Court Junction. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though more than an year has passed after the application for variation of the permit was submitted, till date, orders have not been passed thereon. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to pass final orders on Ext.P1 application for variation of the permit within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. When the writ petition came up for admission hearing on 4.10.2011, the learned Government Pleader was directed to get instructions. When the writ petition came up for further hearing today, Sri.G.Gopakumar, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submitted on instructions that the Regional Transport Authority, Ernakulam and the Regional WPC No26266./2011 2 Transport Authority, Kottayam have both granted concurrence and therefore the Regional Transport Authority, Alappuzha will consider Ext.P1 application for variation of the permit expeditiously. In the light of the said submission and having regard to the fact that nearly one year and three months have passed after Ext.P1 application for variation of the permit was filed, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the competent authority among the respondents to pass final orders on Ext.P1 application for variation of the permit expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before the second respondent. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No26266./2011 3