IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN WEDNESDAY, THE 12TH OCTOBER 2011 / 20TH ASWINA 1933 WP(C).No. 21577 of 2011(V) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- V.V.REJITHAN,VADUMTHARA HOUSE, KOOLIMUTTAM,KODUNGALLUR,THRISSUR. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY,THRISSUR-680001. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI.CYRIAC KURIAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/10/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C) No. 21577/2011 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS DATED 15.2.2008 EXT.P2 : COPY OF THE NOTICE FOR TIMING CONFERENCE DATED 3.6.2011 RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.A. TO JUDGE vps P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 21577 OF 2011 -------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of October, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a stage carriage operator operating a stage carriage on the route Chendrappinni-Anapuzha on the strength of a regular permit in the year 2008. He applied for a variation of the permit by curtailing the operation of the service from Chendrappinni- Koolimuttam and for extension of the service from Koolimuttam- Vellangallur. The Regional Transport Authority, Thrissur that met on 15.2.2008 resolved to grant the variation subject to settlement of timings. The grievance voiced by the petitioner is that though thereafter the timing conference was scheduled to be held on 29.6.2011 it was not held and that even after the expiry of three years from the date on which the variation was granted, the time schedule has not been settled and the variation has not been endorsed on the original of the permit. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent to settle the timings and to endorse the variation on the original of the permit within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. Ext.P1 proceedings of the Regional Transport Authority, WPC No.21577/2011 2 Thrissur discloses that the application submitted by the petitioner for variation of the permit was granted subject to settlement of timings. More than three years and seven months have passed thereafter. The said order has attained finality. As a matter of fact, a timing conference was also scheduled to be held on 29.6.2011. In such circumstances, I am of the opinion that the respondent should settle the timings and endorse the variation on the original of the permit expeditiously. I accordingly dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent to settle the timings in implementation of Ext.P1 proceedings of the Regional Transport Authority, Thrissur and to endorse the variation on the original of the permit expeditiously and in any event within two months from the date on which the petitioner produces a certified copy of this judgment before him. P.N.RAVINDRAN, (JUDGE) vps WPC No.21577/2011 3