IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 6TH SEPTEMBER 2011 / 15TH BHADRA 1933 WP(C).No. 24291 of 2011(J) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- REENA NARAYANAN, W/O NARAYANAN, P.C.HOUSE, EDAKKAD, KANNUR BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KANNUR 670001 GP SRI. MOHAMMED SHAFI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/09/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 24291 of 2011 APPENDIX EXHIBITS EXT.P1- TRUE COPY OF THE DECISION OF THE RTA DATED 28.6.11 EXT.P2- TRUE COPY OF THE RC BOOK OF THE VEHICLE KL-13 R 4849 EXT.P3- TRUE COPY OF THE PROPOSAL TIMINGS EXT.P4- TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN O.P.10599 OF 1996 DATED 5.7.96 EXT.P5- TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.P.(C.) 4917 OF 2011 DATED 17.2.2011 (True copy) P.A To Judge P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 24291 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of September, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner applied for the grant of a fresh stage carriage permit to operate a stage carriage service on the route Thalassery-Kallikkandy. The Regional Transport Authority, Kannur that met on 28.6.2011 resolved to grant the stage carriage permit subject to settlement of timings. The petitioner submits that though the current records of the vehicle bearing registration No.KL-13R-4849 were produced within the stipulated time, till date, the time schedule has not been settled and the permit issued. In this writ petition the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to settle the timings and issue the permit in implementation of Ext.P1 proceedings of the Regional Transport Authority within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. When this writ petition came up for hearing today, Sri.Mohammed Shafi, the learned government pleader appearing for the respondent submitted that if as claimed by the petitioner, the current records of the vehicle bearing registration No.KL- 13R-4849 have been produced within the stipulated time, the respondent will settle the timings and issue the permit in WPC No.24291/2011 2 implementation of Ext.P1 proceedings expeditiously. I accordingly dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to settle the timings and issue the permit in implementation of Ext.P1 proceedings expeditiously and in any event within two weeks from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him. Needless to say, if for any reason the respondent is not in a position to settle the timings and issue the permit within the said period of two weeks, it will be open to him to issue the permit with a set of provisional timings and thereafter invite objections and settle the timings within a period of three months from the date of issue of the permit. If any stage carriage operator is aggrieved by the provisional time schedule, it will be open to him to object to the same and to request the respondent to convene a timing conference and settle the timings on a regular basis. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.24291/2011 3