IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 23RD FEBRUARY 2010 / 4TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 5914 of 2010(L) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- P.T.ANIYANKUNJU, PUTHENVEETIL, AJI NIVAS, COLLECTORATE.P.O., KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.DEEPAK RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOTTAYAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO.5914 OF 2010 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 23rd DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a Stage Carriage operator conducting service on the route Thekkemala-Kottayam via Mundakkayam. As per the approved timings and trip schedule, the petitioner has been operating four trips between Thekkemala and Kottayam. He has applied for the variation of his permit to the limited extent of the permitting him to operate two trips to another place called Elamcadu while at the same time retaining two trips to Thekkemala. His request was rejected by the RTA, Kottayam. On appeal, the STAT allowed the variation subject to settlement of timings. 2. The petitioner has submitted Ext.P5 request for limiting the settlement of timings to only two trips to Elamcadu that is sought for by him by way of variation. The petitioner has been served with notice of the timing conference that is scheduled to be held on 25.2.2010, which is Ext.P4. The petitioner apprehends that his entire timings would be upset, if a settlement of his entire timings is undertaken by Wpc 5914/2010 2 the respondent. Therefore, he prays for a direction to the respondent to consider his request for taking Ext.P5 also while settling his timings. 3. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. He has no objection in such a direction being issued to the respondent. 4. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider the request of the petitioner contained in Ext.P5 also while settling the variation of his timings at the timing conference on 25.2.2010. This writ petition is disposed of with the above direction. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE lgk