IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 24TH JULY 2007 / 2ND SRAVANA 1929 WP(C).No. 20269 of 2007(K) -------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- K.VELAYUDHAN, SAJITH BUS TRANSPORT, THALASSERY. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE STATE TRANSPORT APPELLATE TRIBUNAL ERNAKULAM. 2. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, VADAKARA. 3. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, VADAKARA. BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.M.R.SABU. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/07/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------------ WP(C) NO. 20269 OF 2007 - K ------------------------------------- Dated this the 24th day of July, 2007 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator. He applied for renewal of his Limited Stop Ordinary Service (LSOS). The same was rejected on the ground that the route length exceeds 140 Kms. The petitioner's appeal to the State Transport Appellate Tribunal did not meet with success. Accordingly, the petitioner challenges Ext.P5 order of the R.T.A. and Ext.P7 order of the S.T.A.T. The contention of the petitioner is that although he may not be eligible for renewal of the permit as a Limited Stop Ordinary Service, going by the decisions of this Court, the petitioner is entitled to have his application considered for higher class of service. 2. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I direct the second respondent to consider the case of the petitioner for renewal of the permit for any higher class of service on the petitioner submitting a modified application in that regard notwithstanding Exts.P5 and P7. WP(C) NO.20269 of 2007 :-2-: The writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- S. SIRI JAGAN, Judge Mbs/ -True Copy- P.A.to Judge. WP(C) NO.20269 of 2007 :-3-: S.SIRI JAGAN, J ------------------------------------ W.P.(C) NO. OF 2001 ------------------------------------ J U D G M E N T DATED:01-06-2007 WP(C) NO.20269 of 2007 :-4-: