IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 18TH AUGUST 2011 / 27TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 22413 of 2011(B) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- U.P.BEERANKUTTY,URALIKUTH,PALOOR, ALLI PO, MUKKOM, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR SMT.G.CHITRA RESPONDENT: --------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,KOZHIKODE,PIN 673 020. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.M.MOHAMMED SHAFI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) No. 22413/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT DATED 10.6.2011 RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE vps P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 22413 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of August, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a stage carriage on the route Mukkom-Thekkumkutty-Thottakkad- Kooderenhi-Thiruvambadi-Cheruvadi-Chennamangalloor. The time schedule of the petitioner’s stage carriage was settled on 15.12.2010. Pointing out that on account of the change in the time schedule of other stage carriages, vacant time slots are available, the petitioner has filed Ext.P1 representation before the respondent seeking a revision of the time schedule of his stage carriage. This writ petition is filed contending that though more than two months have passed thereafter, till date, orders have not been passed thereon. In this writ petition the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P1 within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri.Muhammed Shafi, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submitted that if Ext.P1 application has been received and is pending, the respondent will consider the same and take an expeditious decision thereon, in accordance with law, after notice to the petitioner and other existing operators. WPC No.22413/2011 2 In the light of the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P1 application and take an appropriate decision thereon in accordance with law, if it has been received and is pending, expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him after notice to the petitioner and other stage carriage operators who will be affected by the change of timings sought by the petitioner. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps