IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 12TH NOVEMBER 2010 / 21ST KARTHIKA 1932 WP(C).No. 33754 of 2010(T) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------- PREMJITH.V.K, TC 40/820,RAJEEVAM, SREEVARAHAM,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADVS. SRI.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR SMT.G.CHITRA RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- THE SECRETARY,REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM , PIN 695 039. BY GOVT.PLEADER SRI.K.C.SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/11/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: svs/ C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 33754 OF 2010 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 12th day of November, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner who is the registered owner of a stage carriage bearing registration No.KL 01/AA 8596 applied for a temporary permit. In fact, the petitioner is operating on the route Beemapalli-Mudavanmugal as against the vacancy occurred on account of abandonment of service by the regular permit holder. The contention of the petitioner is that to maintain the service on the said route and to avoid the inconvenience and hardship to the traveling public, grant of temporary permit is highly essential. Ext.P2 application submitted by the petitioner for temporary permit for that purpose is still pending before the respondent. Therefore, without making any observation as to the merits of the contentions raised in this writ petition, it is disposed of with a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P2 application for temporary permit and to take appropriate steps, expeditiously, at any rate, within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Sd/- C.T. RAVIKUMAR, JUDGE jma //true copy// P.A to Judge