IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN THURSDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2011 / 20TH SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 21888 of 2011(I) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- BINDU T.N., THIYYANCHERRY HOUSE, PANTHOTTAM P.O., MORAZHA, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.O.D.SIVADAS RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KANNUR-670 001. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.S.ABDUL SALAM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/08/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P(C)No.21888/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1. TRUE COPY OF THE REQUEST DATED 28.6.2011 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER. / TRUE COPY / P.S.TO JUDGE P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.21888 of 2011 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 11th August, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a stage carriage operator, operating a stage carriage on the route Kannur – Cherukunnuthara - Vanchiyam on the strength of a regular permit. The time schedule of the petitioner's stage carriage was settled way back in the year 2001. As per the time schedule allotted to the petitioner's stage carriage, his stage carriage has to cover one kilometer in 2.5 minutes. Pointing out that other stage carriage services have commenced operation thereafter with a running time of 2 minutes per kilometer the petitioner has filed Ext.P1 application dated 28.6.2011 before the respondent seeking revision of his time schedule. This writ petition is filed contending that though more than one month has passed thereafter, till date no orders have been passed thereon. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to consider the request made in Ext.P1 application and to take an appropriate decision thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. W.P(C).No.21888 of 2011 -:2:- 2. Sri.S.Abdul Salam, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submits 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 other existing operators. 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. ahg. P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P(C).No.21888 of 2011 ---------------------------- JUDGMENT 11th August, 2011