IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN THURSDAY, THE 10TH JUNE 2010 / 20TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 18031 of 2010(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- VENNAL SOUTH RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION, REG. NO. ER 485/07 VENNALA.P.O, ERNAKULAM COCHIN - 682 028, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT K.G. KESAVAN. BY ADV. SRI.K.MOHANAKANNAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ERNAKULAM. 2. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, ERNAKULAM. 3. THE JOINT REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, TRIPUNITHURA. 4. THE ASSISTANT COMMSSIONER OF POLICE (TRAFFIC), ERNAKULAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 10/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 18031 OF 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 10th day of June, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is the Vennala South Residents' Association, an organization registered under the Societies Registration Act. The members of the association are the residents on the eastern side of Edappally-Arakkakadavu-PWD Road near Vennala School. The grievance of the petitioner is that the stage carriage vehicles conducting services on the route on the basis of permits issued by the authorities cancel their schedules without any justification thereby putting the residents to needless hardships and misery. It is submitted that especially during night time when the services of the operators are very much necessary, the bus operators discontinue their trips thereby causing a lot of inconvenience to the residents of the area. Though the petitioner and its members had been complaining to the authorities, no action is taken on their complaints. The petitioner has submitted Ext.P6 complaint to the second respondent, which is said to be pending before the said authority. Therefore, the petitioner seeks the issue of a direction for the expeditious consideration of the petitioner's grievances in WPC No.18031/2010 2 Ext.P6. The learned Senior Government Pleader has no objection to the issue of such a direction. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to consider the grievances of the petitioner set out in Ext.P6 and to pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law and to take appropriate action against the erring stage carriage operators as enjoined by the rules, 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, after hearing the petitioner also. K.SURENDRA MOHAN (JUDGE ) vps WPC No.18031/2010 3 WPC No.18031/2010 4