IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 4TH MAY 2007 / 14TH VAISAKHA 1929 WP(C).No. 14112 of 2007(E) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ----------------- RAJU ABRAHAM, MANGATTU HOUSE, AMANAKARA, RAMAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.PRASAD CHANDRAN RESPONDENTS: --------------------- 1. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOTTAYAM. 2. K.M.RAJU, KUNDUKALAYIL, KANJIRATHANAM, MAJOOR. BY SRI. BASANT BALAJI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/05/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J ------------------------------------- W.P.(C).NO. 14112 OF 2007 ---------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of May, 2007. JUDGMENT The petitioner is an operator operating service on the route Pala- Kuruppanthara. The timings in respect of the stage carriage KL 05/P 6552 have been settled under which he is operating now. The petitioner submits that first respondent as per Ext.P1, invited objections and representations proposing the change of timings of the service of stage carriage KL 05/R 963 on the route Pala-Kallara. It is the submission of the petitioner that Ext.P2 objections have been submitted by him to the said proposal and without properly convening a timing conference in accordance with Rule 212 of the Kerala Motor Vehicles Rules and without affording any opportunity to the petitioner and others, the 1st respondent effected change in the timings of the 2nd respondent as mentioned in Ext.P3. The petitioner therefore requests for an appropriate direction directing the first respondent to consider and dispose of Ext.P2 objection after affording the petitioner and other concerned objectors an opportunity of being heard. 2. 2nd respondent and other operators will have to be heard before Ext.P2 objection of the petitioner is considered. Therefore there will be a direction to the first respondent to consider Ext.P2 in W.P.(C).NO. 14112 OF 2007 2 accordance with law after hearing 2nd respondent and other operators if any within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. bkn