IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN THURSDAY, THE 18TH FEBRUARY 2010 / 29TH MAGHA 1931 WP(C).No. 5268 of 2010(G) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- P.K.SUGATHAN, KALAPURACKAL HOUSE, KUNDANNUR, MARADU, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.G.PRABHAKARAN. RESPONDENT: ---------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, ERNAKULAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/02/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J ........................................... WP(C).NO. 5268 OF 2010 ............................................ DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is operating a regular Stage Carriage on route Poochakkal-Aroor temple-Vyttila Kaloor with vehicle bearing Registration No.KL-7/BA 1044. The timings of the petitioner were settled on 10.11.2006. According to the petitioner, after reaching Poochakkal at 5.36 pm, his service is made to idle upto 6.24 pm. Therefore, he reaches Kaloor only at 7.39 pm. At Kaloor also, his service idles upto 8.20 pm during peak hours. The petitioner submits that the time that his service is made to idle during peak hours is causing needless loss and hardship to him as well as to travelling public. Therefore, he requested for a refixation of his time schedule by making suitable variations therein. His complaint is that no orders have been passed on his request till date. The Government Pleader has no objection to the matter being considered expeditiously. 2. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider the request of the petitioner for Wpc 5268/2010 2 variation of his own timings, evidenced herein by Ext.P1, in accordance with law, and to pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible, and at any rate, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE lgk