IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 19TH SEPTEMBER 2008 / 28TH BHADRA 1930 WP(C).No. 27362 of 2008(G) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SRI.SATHISH PERGADE,S/O.SANTHARAM PERGADE,KOPPERTHOTA HOUSE,KANKANADY P.O, MANGALORE. BY ADV. SAJEEV KUMAR K.GOPAL RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA REP.BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIATE,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT,GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. STATE TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,TRIVANDRUM. BY SR GP SMT.SUDHA DEVI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).27362/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 19th day of September, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner is an interstate stage carriage operator. He is a registered owner of the stage carriage bearing registration No.KA 19/AD 9459 which is stated to be covered with a regular interstate permit on the route Kasargode-Mangalore. According to the petitioner, interstate permit is being issued subject to the payment of tax to the Government of Karnataka as well as the Government of Kerala. But the permit is not included in the interstate agreement in question when it had come up for renewal. Petitioner submits that if the permit is included in the interstate agreement between the State of Karnataka and State of Kerala, then he would be in a position to continue to operate the vehicle on the interstate permit. A similar matter has been considered by this Court in Ext.P3 judgment. Representation filed by the petitioner before the Government as Ext.P2 is pending consideration. W.P.(C).27362/2008 2 2. I heard learned Government Pleader also. 3. In the result, writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider Ext.P2 and take a decision thereon as expeditiously as possible. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs