IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 6TH APRIL 2010 / 16TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 11888 of 2010(I) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- MARIAMMA THOMAS,KUMBALAMTHANATHU HOUSE, AYARKUNNAM,KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. MR.P.DEEPAK. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- THE SECRETARY,REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,KOTTAYAM. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER MR. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/04/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.11888 of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of April, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a stage carriage operator and the owner of stage carriage bearing Reg.No.KL-05/Z 3949. On 29.1.2010, he was granted a regular permit to conduct services on the inter regional route Chingavanam-Pulpally. He has also been granted a regular permit which is valid for 5 years from 25.2.2010 to 24.2.2015, which is Ext.P1. However, the petitioner is not able to operate his vehicle for the reason that the permit is required to be counter signed by the Regional Transport Authorities of Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad. Since the process of obtaining counter signatures of all the authorities mentioned above involves a lot of trouble and time, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P2 request to release his vehicle from the permit Ext.P1. The petitioner relies on Ext.P3 judgment wherein a direction to consider a similar request was granted by this Court. Therefore, he prays for a direction to the wpc No.11888/2010 2 respondent to consider Ext.P2 request also. In the above circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider Ext.P2 request of the petitioner in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of ten days form the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/