IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 24TH NOVEMBER 2009 / 3RD AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 33784 of 2009(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- 1. THE KOTTAYAM JILLA CONSUMER & PASSENGERS WELFARE SOCIETY, (REGN:NO.K 23/2009), MUTTAMBALAM P.O., KANJIKUZHY, KOTTAYAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, SRI.VARGHESE JOHN. 2. VARGHESE JOHN, CHIRAYIL HOUSE, CHANNANIKKAD P.O., CHOOZHIYAKKAD, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.DEEPAK RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE CHAIRMAN, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, IDUKKI. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE & MEMBER, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, IDUKKI. 3. V.C.PHILIP, VATTUKUNNEL HOUSE, MANGANAM, KOTTAYAM. 4. GEORGE THOMAS, ST.THOMAS TRAVEL, KODIMATHA, KOTTYAM. SR.GOVT. PLEADER K.C.SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/11/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P(C).No.33784 of 2009 ================== Dated this the 24th day of November, 2009 J U D G M E N T The 1st petitioner is a registered society looking after the welfare of the bus passengers and the consumers of the Kottayam District. The 2nd petitioner is one of the members of the 1st petitioner-Society. In this writ petition, they are aggrieved by the inaction on the part of respondents 1 and 2 in not taking action for curtailment of trips by respondents 3 and 4 in respect of their permits for operating stage carriages on the routes Kottayam-Vazhavara and Kottayam- Nedumkandam. In this respect, the 1st petitioner has filed Ext.P1 complaint before the 1st respondent. The petitioners seek a direction to the 1st respondent to consider an pass orders on Ext.P1 expeditiously. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P1 after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioners as well as respondents 3 and 4, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge 2