IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN MONDAY, THE 18TH JANUARY 2010 / 28TH POUSHA 1931 WP(C).No. 182 of 2010(W) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- RAMANAN P.A., PERUMPILLY HOUSE, VENDUVAZHY, KOTHAMANGALAM. BY ADVS. MR.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR, SMT.G.CHITRA. RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MUVATTUPUZHA. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 182 OF 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 18th day of January, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating the stage carriage bearing registration No. KL-07/K 7259 on the route Kolenchery- Kothamangalam on the strength of Ext.P1 permit issued on 23.6.2005. The said permit is valid up to 22.6.2010. The petitioner moved the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Muvattupuzha by submitting Ext.P4 application dated 9.9.2009 to replace the vehicle described in Ext.P1 permit with the stage carriage bearing registration No. KL-05/H 8179. While the said application was pending, the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Muvattupuzha issued Ext.P2 temporary permit for the period from 7.10.2009 to 6.2.2010 or till the route bus resumes service, whichever is earlier to operate the stage carriage bearing registration No. KL-05/H 8179 on the route Kolenchery-Kothamangalam in the place of the stage carriage bearing registration No. KL-07/K 7259. The petitioner submits that though the financier of the outgoing vehicle has given the original of Ext.P3 consent letter to replace the vehicle named in Ext.P1 permit, till date, the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Muvattupuzha has not taken any action on Ext.P4 application for replacement of the petitioner's vehicle described in Ext.P1 permit with another vehicle. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the W.P.(C) No. 182/2010 2 respondent to pass orders on Ext.P4 application within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri. K.C.Santhosh Kumar, the learned senior Government Pleader, appearing for the respondent submits that if Ext.P4 application accompanied by Ext.P3 no objection certificate issued by the financier has been received by the respondent and is pending with him, the respondent will take a final decision in the matter expeditiously In the light of the said submission, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P4 application for replacement of the vehicle described in Ext.P1 permit with another vehicle and take a decision thereon expeditiously and in any event within one month from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him. Till such time the respondent shall renew Ext.P2 temporary permit, in order to enable the petitioner to operate the stage carriage bearing registration No. KL-05/H 8179 on the route Kolenchery- Kothamangalam. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE vps