IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN TUESDAY, THE 13TH JULY 2010 / 22ND ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 17441 of 2010(E) ----------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------ K.P.C.MOHAMMED,SEHANA,MOOZHIKKAL, PO CHELAVOOR,KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SRI.G.PRABHAKARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. THE SECRETARY,REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY CUM REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, KOZHIKODE. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, (CITY TRAFFIC),KOZHIKODE. 3. CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE (CITY TRAFFIC),KOZHIKODE. R1 TO R3 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.17441 of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 13th July, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a regular stage carriage operator conducting services on the route Moozhikkal-City Stop via Vellimadukunnu with vehicle bearing Reg.No.KL-10/P 7090 as an ordinary service, with a set of settled timings. According to the petitioner, two categories of timings are issued by the first respondent to the services operating on the route. For the portion between Vellimadukunnu and City stop, the running time is 25 minutes for one set of operators while for the other set of operators, it is 30 minutes. The petitioner is issued with a running time of 25 minutes. According to the petitioner, due to the disparity in running time, there occurs clashes among the various services that are operated and some times the clashes lead to even physical fights. Therefore, the petitioner has submitted Ext.P1 request for parity in running time of all the services. He has filed this Writ Petition complaining that no orders have been passed on wpc No.17441/2010 2 Ext.P1. 2. The learned Government Pleader on instructions submits that Ext.P1 is being got enquired into and that on receipt of the report, the request contained in Ext.P1 would be considered and appropriate orders passed. 3. In view of the fact that Ext.P1 is engaging the attention of the first respondent, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the said authority to consider Ext.P1 in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible and at any rate within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/