IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI WEDNESDAY, THE 22ND JULY 2009 / 31ST ASHADHA 1931 WP(C).No. 20429 of 2009(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- T.T.PHILOMINA, D/O.THOMMAN, AGED 62 YEARS, THERUVINKENNEL HOUSE, PANACHERY, P.O.KANNARA, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.MILLU DANDAPANI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, THRISSUR. BY GP SRI.P.N.SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/07/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ....................... W.P.(C).20429/2009 ....................... Dated this the 22nd day of July, 2009 JUDGMENT Petitioner operates on a regular permit in an inter district route Elanad - Thrissur. According to the petitioner, permit has been existing for about 20 years. Running time allotted to the petitioner is stated to be two minutes per Km. Petitioner submits that a stage carriage which was operating on the route was transferred in the name of the petitioner. But she failed to apply for renewal in time. Therefore, she was granted a fresh permit. But when fresh permit was issued, running time of the petitioner's service was enhanced from two minutes to 2 ½ minutes. According to the petitioner, schedule of timings for other vehicles operating on the same route, was two minutes per Km. She therefore, submitted Ext.P3 for a parity of running time. This has not been considered and hence the writ petition. 2. Respondent shall consider the petitioner's request and if it is necessary that parity of running time shall be ensured among the services on the same route, then it W.P.(C).20429/09 2 shall be so done. But if it is found that the running time of two minutes per Km on the route in question would lead to unnecessary clashes, then notice shall be issued to the operators who are now operating with a running time of two minutes and after hearing all operators concerned, respondent shall take steps to see that there is a parity of running time of all operators operating on the same route, if necessary, by increasing the running time of other services from two minutes to 2 ½ minutes per Km. Decision shall be taken within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Writ petition is disposed of as above. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs