IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 4TH APRIL 2008 / 15TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 6782 of 2008(G) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------------- PRADEEP, S/O.LAKSHMI, KOLOT HOUSE, KOLATHUR PO, KASARAGOD. BY ADV. SRI.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR RESPONDENT: ---------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KASARAGOD. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/04/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.6782/2008 G APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE R.T.A., KASARAGOD DTD. 22/03/2007 GRANTING REGULAR PERMIT IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE JUDGMENT OF THE S.T.A.T. ERNAKULAM IN M.V.A.A.NO.516/2007 DTD. 16/01/2008. /TRUE COPY/ P.S. TO JUDGE Kss ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) 6782 of 2008 ------------------------------------- Dated: APRIL 4, 2008 JUDGMENT Ext.P1 is a grant of permit subject to settlement of timings and with a further condition that there should be one more round trip in the route mentioned therein. Petitioner filed an appeal aggrieved by the additional condition and that appeal was disposed of by Ext.P2 judgment directing that the respondent will reconsider the contention of the petitioner regarding the operation of the one more trip. The complaint is that subsequent to Ext.P2, there has not been any progress in the matter and the granted permit is also not issued. 2. In pursuance of Ext.P2, it is essential that the RTA has to consider the matter as directed by the Tribunal. Therefore, necessarily the RTA shall comply with the direction issued by the STAT without delay. In the meantime, it is only proper that the respondent issue the permit granted as per Ext.P1 and confirmed in Ext.P2 excluding the additional condition, which is a matter to be WP(C) 6782/08 Page numbers reconsidered by the RTA. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE mt/-