IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2010 / 12TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 35924 of 2009(I) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ C. AJMAL ARAFATH, S/O.ABDUL HAMEED (LATE), CHERAYAKKAT HOUSE, P.O.OLAVANNA, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. MR.G.PRABHAKARAN RESPONDENT(S): -------------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOZHIKODE. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.K.S. MUHAMMED HASHIM. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 03/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO. 35924/2009-I APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE TEMPORARY PERMIT APPLICATION DATED 10/09/2009. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE rs. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.35924 of 2009 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 3rd day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner's father was conducting services on the route Medical College-Kadalundikadavu via Pantheerankavu, Ramanattukara, Feroke. His stage carriage is vehicle No.KL-11/Q 5663. He died suddenly and thereupon, the petitioner applied for the grant of a temporary permit to him, offering the very same vehicle. According to the petitioner, he has taken possession of the vehicle as the legal heir of his deceased father. Being an intra district route, the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority has to grant and issue the permit. The petitioner has also taken steps to transfer the vehicle from the name of his father to his name. Though the petitioner has moved for the issue of a temporary permit in his name, his complaint is that no action has been taken thereof till date. Therefore, he seeks directions for the disposal of his application on an early date. wpc No.35924/2009 2 2. The Government Pleader submits that the petitioner has not remitted the required fee and that on his remitting the same, the application would be considered. 3. In the above circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to remit the necessary fee for the grant of a temporary permit and directing the respondent to consider Ext.P1 application 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 three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/