IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN WEDNESDAY, THE 31ST MARCH 2010 / 10TH CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 11222 of 2010(C) ---------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- PRINCE.N.B, NADUVILEDATH HOUSE, VAIKAPRAYAR.P.O, VAIKOM. BY ADV. MR.P.DEEPAK RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ERNAKULAM. BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.11222 of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 31st day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner claims that he is a person who has been conducting stage carriage services on the route Poothotta-Aluva from 10.7.2002 onwards on the strength of successive temporary permits. The temporary permits are being issued to him to operate in the place of a defaulted regular service. The vacancy caused due to the default of the vehicle, KRK 4795, can be filled up only by notifying the vacancy and inviting applications for regular permit from interested persons. Since such notification has not been issued, the petitioner was being issued with temporary permits to operate on the route. The petitioner submits that he has therefore submitted Ext.P4 application for the issue of a temporary permit. He complains that no orders have been passed thereon till date. I notice that Ext.P4 application is dated only 23.3.2010. However, since the permit that is sought for is a temporary permit, the application can be directed to be disposed of without wpc No.11222/2010 2 delay. The learned Senior Government Pleader does not have any objection to such a direction being issued. In the above circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider the application of the petitioner for the issue of a temporary permit evidenced herein by Ext.P4 in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/