IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 24TH MARCH 2011 / 3RD CHAITHRA 1933 WP(C).No. 2488 of 2011(I) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SIDHARDHAN, KALAMPARAMBIL HOUSE, PERAMANGALAM.P.O., THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, PALAKKAD. 678 001. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, PALAKKAD. 678 001. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.BASANT BALAJI. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 24/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: APPENDIX IN W.P.(C) NO.2488 OF 2011 EXT.P1 TRUE COPY OF THE REGULAR PERMIT ISSUED TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2 TRUE COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR VARIATION DATED 5.1.2011 WITH COVERING LETTER AND CHALALN. EXT.P3 TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN W.P.(C) NO.14782 OF 2009 DATED 7.10.2009. //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE. P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 2488 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a stage carriage on the route Guruvayoor-Gopalapuram as a limited stop ordinary service on the strength of Ext.P1 permit. Recently the petitioner applied to the first respondent for conversion of the stage carriage as a fast passenger service by submitting Ext.P2 application dated 5.1.2011. The grievance voiced by the petitioner in this writ petition is that till date the first respondent has not passed orders on Ext.P2 application. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the first respondent to consider Ext.P2 application and pass orders thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. The respondents have been served and they have entered appearance through the learned Government Pleader. Sri.Basant Balaji, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents on instructions submitted that the Regional Transport Authority will consider Ext.P2 application at its next meeting and pass orders thereon. The learned Government Pleader also submitted that the Regional Transport Authority is likely to meet only after the ensuing elections. It is evident from the materials on record that the W.P.(C) No.2488 of 2011 2 petitioner is already operating a stage carriage service. The permit is also valid till 31.12.2011. In such circumstances, any delay in disposing of Ext.P2 application will not prejudicially affect the petitioner. I accordingly dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider Ext.P2 application and pass orders thereon, expeditiously and in any event on or before 31.5.2011. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.