IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI TUESDAY, THE 23RD SEPTEMBER 2008 / 1ST ASWINA 1930 WP(C).No. 28250 of 2008(K) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- RAVEENDRAN, S/O. KUNJUKRISHNAN, AGED 60 YEARS, RESIDING AT ARCHANA, ANCHAL, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.P.DEEPAK RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOLLAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, KOLLAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.N.SUDHADEVI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/09/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).28250/2008 -------------------- Dated this the 23rd day of September, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner is a stage carriage operator who applied for the grant of regular permit to conduct service on the route Valakam-Anakuzhy. Application for regular permit submitted by the petitioner, though rejected by the RTA on the ground that the route overlaps a notified route of the KSRTC as per Ext.P1, an appeal filed by the petitioner before the State Transport Appellate Tribunal, was allowed as per Ext.P2 and RTA was directed to grant a regular permit applied for by the petitioner, subject to settlement of timings. In spite of Ext.P2, same is not being implemented. This is evidenced by Exts.P3 and P6. 2. There is no justification on the part of the respondent in not implementing Ext.P2, if that order has become final. 3. In the result, writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to issue a permit as directed in Ext.P2 W.P.(C).28250/2008 2 subject to settlement of timings, as early as possible, at any rate within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs