IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 29TH JUNE 2010 / 8TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 11741 of 2010(P) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ SMT. BINDU RAGHUNANDANAN, W/O.LATE RAGHUNANDANAN, PUTHUMANA HOUSE, PERINGAVU, THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.G.PRABHAKARAN RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, PALAKKAD REP BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, PALAKKAD. R1 & R2 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K.S. MUHAMMED HASHIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss WPC.NO.11741/2010 P APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: P1: COPY OF THE DEATH CERTIFICATE. P2: COPY OF THE INTIMATION OF THE PETITIONER DTD. 9/01/2009. P3: COPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR TANSFER OF PERMIT DTD. 17/03/2009 TO THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER FOR THE VEHICLE KL-13/G 5500. P4: COPY OF THE AFFIDAVIT DTD. 17/03/2009. P5: COPY FO THE CERTIFICATE DTD. 24/05/2010 BY THE VILLAGE OFFICER. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: N I L /TRUE COPY/ P.S.TO JUDGE Kss K. SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------------------------ W.P(C) NO: 11741 OF 2010 P ----------------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th June, 2010. JUDGMENT The petitioner is the wife of late Shri.Reghunandanan who was the permit holder of stage carriage vehicle bearing registration No:KL-13/G 5500 conducting services on the route Palakkad- Ayyanthole. He passed away on 21/12/2008. The petitioner thereupon submitted Ext.P2 intimation before the second respondent informing the said authority of the death of her husband and the intimation that the petitioner has succeeded to the possession of the vehicle. She has also informed the authorities of her intention to use the vehicle. Thereafter the petitioner has submitted an application for transfer of the permit from the name of her deceased husband to her name by submitting the necessary application and remitting the requisite fees. The petitioner's application is supported by the death certificate of her husband, a relationship certificate issued by the Village Officer, consent from the other legal heirs and other documents necessary to prove her entitlement to seek such transfer. However, according to the petitioner no orders have been passed on her application by the first respondent till date. According to the counsel for the WPC 11741/2010 2 petitioner the first respondent is bound to pass appropriate orders on her application in accordance with the principles laid down by this Court in the decision reported in Bhagyalakshmi v. RTA Palakkad {2010(2) KLT 431}. The petitioner therefore seeks appropriate directions for an early disposal of her application. 2. In the above circumstances this writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider the application for transfer of permit, evidenced herein by Ext.P3 submitted by the petitioner, in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon 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. K. SURENDRA MOHAN Judge jj WPC 11741/2010 3