IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 6TH JANUARY 2011 / 16TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 451 of 2011(F) ------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- P.B. ALI, AGED 28 YEARS, S/O. BAVA, RESIDING AT PEEDIAKKAL HOUSE, KUMARAPURAM P.O., PALLIKKARA. BY ADV. SRI.P.DEEPAK RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM-682 030. BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.BASANT BALAJI. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 06/01/2011,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 451 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 6th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator, operating a stage carriage on the route Aluva-Palluruthy-K.M.P. Nagar on the strength of a regular permit. The time schedule of the service operated by the petitioner was fixed more than a decade back at the time of the initial grant. Ext.P1 evidences the said fact. The petitioner has on 15.2.2010 submitted the original of Ext.P2 petition before the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority Ernakulam seeking a revision of the timings on the ground that after his stage carriage commenced service, additional services were introduced in the route and that as a result thereof there is a clash of timings. He has also stated that as a result he is suffering financial loss. The petitioner has in Ext.P2 sought a revision of the timings on account of change in circumstances. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though nearly 10 months have passed after Ext.P2 application was submitted notwithstanding Ext.P3 reminder, the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Ernakulam has not taken a decision on Ext.P2. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to pass expeditious orders on Ext.P2 WPC No.451/2011 2 application. 2. Sri. Basant Balaji, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submitted that if the original of Ext.P2 has been received and is pending, the respondent will consider the same in accordance with law expeditiously. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P2 and pass orders thereon, if the original of Ext.P2 has been received and is pending with him, expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him. Needless to say, the respondent shall afford the petitioner and the other existing operators operating stage carriages on the route in question, an opportunity of being heard before passing orders on Ext.P2. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.451/2011 3 WPC No.451/2011 4