IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH APRIL 2008 / 20TH CHAITHRA 1930 WP(C).No. 11379 of 2008(D) -------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ AMBIKA, J. MAVAPPALLIL VEEDU, SAKTHIKULANGARA P.O. KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.R.SIVAKUMAR SMT.G.VIDYA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, TRANSPORT (B) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY REP. BY SECRETARY, OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, COLLECTORATE, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 3. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT OFFICE, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 4. THE KERALA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION REP. BY THE DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER, KOLLAM DISTRICT. R4. BY S.C. MR. JOHNSON P. JOHN. R1 TO R3 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. D. ANIL KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09/04/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = W.P.(C) No. 11379 OF 2008 D = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 9th April, 2008. J U D G M E N T The challenge in this writ petition is against Ext. P6 as confirmed in Ext. P8. Claiming the benefit of clause (4) of Ext. P7 notification dated 9.5.2007, petitioner applied for a regular permit. The basis of the application was that for the period 1.7.2006 to 6.10.2007 the petitioner was holding a temporary permit. In my view the petitioner is not entitled to the benefit for the reason that what is saved in clause (4) relied on by the petitioner is only those permits which were held by an operator as such, which means that the petitioner could have continued as a temporary permit holder for the period of the temporary permit irrespective of the restriction imposed by the notification. 2. Now that the matter is governed by the notification, the petitioner cannot claim permit in the area notified by the aforesaid notification. I do not see anything irregular in Exts. P6 and P8. Writ petition is dismissed. ANTONY DOMINIC JUDGE jan/-