IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH JANUARY 2011 / 22ND POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 34630 of 2010(C) ------------------------ PETITIONER : -------------------- SHAMIA YOUSUF, AGED 42 YEARS, W/O.C.S.YOUSUF, CHAKKALAPURAYIDATHIL, KATTOOR PETTA, CHERUKOL VILLAGE, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.S.SHANAVAS KHAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, PATHANAMTHITTA, PIN – 689 645. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, PATHANAMTHITTA, PIN – 689 645. . 3. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695 001. 4. THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PATHANAMTHITTA, PIN – 689 645.. R1 TO R4 BY ADVS. SRI. V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR, SC, KSRTC SRI. BENCHAMIN PAUL, SC, KSRTC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 34630 OF 2010 -------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator, operating a stage carriage bearing registration No.KL 3Q 2319 on the route Pandalam-Kozhencherry. The time schedule of the said stage carriage was revised and settled by Ext.P3 order dated 12.9.2002 by the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Pathanamthitta. As per the said time schedule, the petitioner's bus has to leave Kozhencherry at 3.40 pm on the journey back to Panthalam. It is stated that a stage carriage bus operated by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (hereinafter referred to as 'the KSRTC' for short) has to leave Kozhencherry at 3.45 pm as per the existing time schedule, but the bus invariably leaves at 3.45 pm leading to clash of timings. It is further stated that the petitioner has therefore submitted Ext.P4 representation dated 6.7.2010 before the Managing Director of the KSRTC with copies to respondents 1 and 4 and the Sub Inspector of Police, Aranmula Police Station. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though more than five months have passed after Ext.P4 representation was submitted, till date, the respondents have not taken a decision in the matter. In WPC No.34630/10 2 this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to consider the grievance voiced by him in Ext.P4 and take appropriate action thereon in accordance with law. 2. Sri. P.Benchamin Paul, the learned standing counsel appearing for the KSRTC submitted that Managing Director of KSRTC will enquire into Ext.P4 complaint and take an appropriate decision in the matter in accordance with law expeditiously. In the light of the said submission, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the third respondent to enquire into Ext.P4 complaint submitted by the petitioner, if it has been received and is pending with him, expeditiously and in any event within two weeks from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him. Needless to say, the Managing Director shall if he finds merit and substance in the petitioner's complaint, issue necessary instructions to the District Transport Officer, Pathanamthitta and the Assistant Transport Officer, if any, at Kozhencherry to ensure that the KSRTC bus operates as per the settled time schedule. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.34630/10 3 WPC No.34630/10 4 WPC No.34630/10 5 WPC No.34630/10 6