IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 27TH JULY 2011 / 5TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 19350 of 2011(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER ------------------- BINOY SCARIA, KURAKUNNEL HOUSE, KATTAPPANA. BY ADVS. SRI.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR SMT.G.CHITRA RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY (REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER), IDUKKI, PIN-685602. BY SENIOR GOVERNMNT PLEADER SRI.S.ABDUL SALAM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 19350 of 2011(P) ------------------------------------- AFFIDAVIT --------------- PETITINER'S EXHIBITS --------------------------------- EXT.P1. COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT DT. 8.12.2010 RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS : NIL -------------------------------------- / TRUE COPY / P.A. TO JUDGE VK P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.19350 of 2011 ------------------------------- Dated this the 27th day of July, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a stage carriage on the route Chemmannar-Kottayam on the strength of a regular permit. The time schedule in respect of the petitioner's stage carriage was settled on 13.10.2009. Nearly one year thereafter, he submitted Ext.P1 application before the respondent for revision of time schedule. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that till date orders have not been passed thereon. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to consider the request in Ext.P1 application and to take an appropriate decision thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri.S.Abdul Salam, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submitted on instructions that Ext.P1 application dated 8.12.2010 was received by the respondent on 10.12.2010 and that as the respondent was not convinced about the change in circumstances warranting a revision of the time schedule, the said application was forwarded to the Circle Officer for enquiry and report. The learned Government Pleader also submitted that the report of the Circle Officer has not been received and as soon as it is W.P.(C) No.19350 of 2011 2 received, appropriate decision will be taken on Ext.P1 application. 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 expeditiously and in any event within one month from the date of receipt of the report of the Circle Officer, 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. nj.