IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 30TH NOVEMBER 2011 / 9TH AGRAHAYANA 1933 WP(C).No. 30984 of 2011(W) ------------------------------------------ PETITIONER(S): -------------------------- ALI T.P., 12/596, THEKKETHAMARACHALIL HOUSE, VADACODE P.O., ERNAKULAM. BY ADVS. SRI.G.PRABHAKARAN, SMT.R.PADMAKUMARI. RESPONDENT(S): ----------------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY CUM REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, ERNAKULAM-682 030. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. P.I.DAVIS THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 30/11/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.30984/2011 W APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBIT: P1: COPY OF THE REQUEST DTD. 1/10/2010. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. ---------------------------------------------- WP (C) No. 30984 of 2011 ----------------------------------------------- Dated this the 30th day of November, 2011 JUDGMENT The petitioner is operating a stage carriage service on the route Pookattupadi - Chottanikkara on the strength of a regular permit. Pointing out that a vacant time slot has arisen consequent on another stage carriage operator who was operating a stage carriage on the route Pookkattupadi- Thevara Junction, surrendering his permit, the petitioner has filed Ext.P1 representation dated 1.10.2010 before the respondent seeking a variation of the time schedule. This writ petition is filed contending that though more than one year has passed thereafter till date orders have not been passed thereon. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to consider Ext.P1 representation and pass appropriate orders thereon within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Sri. P.I.Davis, learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent submitted that if the original of Ext.P1 has been received and it is pending, the respondent will consider the same and take an appropriate decision thereon. In the light of WP(C)No. 30984 of 2011 -2- the said submission, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to pass appropriate orders on Ext.P1, if the original thereof has been received and it is pending expeditiously, and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before the respondent. Needless to say, in that event the respondent shall afford the petitioner and other stage carriage operators operating on the route Pookkattupadi - Chottanikkara/sectors thereof an opportunity of being heard before a decision is taken on Ext.P1. Sd/- P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. Rkc // true copy// PA to Judge