IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN MONDAY, THE 12TH JULY 2010 / 21ST ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 21546 of 2010(P) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.K.BABU S/O. KRISHNANKUTTY, KALAMPARAMBU HOUSE, MALAKULAM, MELECODE POST, ALATHUR, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.P.DEEPAK RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, PALAKKAD. BY SR.G.P.SRI.K.C.SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 12/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ----------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.21546 OF 2010 ----------------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of July, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a stage carriage operator, who is conducting services on the route Olippara-Nenmara-Adiperanda. The regular permit was granted subject to settlement of timings. Therefore, the respondent convened a timing conference on 20.5.2010 and his timings were settled. However, the petitioner complains that his timings have been settled in an unreasonable manner. Therefore, he has submitted his objections to the same. He has filed this writ petition complaining that his objections have not been considered by the authority. 2. The counsel for the petitioner has handed over a communication dated 3.7.2010 received by the petitioner from the respondent after the filing of this writ petition. As per the said communication, the petitioner has been requested to appear before the respondent within seven days from the date thereof to attend a personal hearing with all the relevant records to support his contentions. In view of the fact that the authority is in the process of considering the objections of the petitioner, he prays W.P.(C) No.21546 OF 2010 2 that the writ petition itself can be disposed of. 3. Advocate Sri.G.Prabhakaran seeks time to file an impleading petition on behalf of Sri.K.Sathyan, who is the registered owner of stage carriage vehicle bearing registration No.KL-9/D-6363, who is a rival operator. According to the counsel, he has serious objections to the alteration of the timings now granted to the petitioner. Therefore, he submits that he may also be heard while considering the objections of the petitioner. In the above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to complete the enquiry that he is proposing to conduct pursuant to his communication No.C4/9511/2010/P dated 3.7.2010 and to pass final orders in the matter, in accordance with law, after hearing the objector Sri.K.Sathyan also. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE cms