IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN FRIDAY, THE 19TH MARCH 2010 / 28TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 7970 of 2010(U) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- SOUNDER RAJAN, PREETHI HOUSE, PUSHPAGIRI, AGRAHARAM ROAD, POONKUNNAM, THRISSUR. BY ADVS. MR.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR, SMT.G.CHITRA RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, MALAPPURAM. R1 & R2 BY SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. K.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss K.SURENDRA MOHAN, J. ------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.7970 of 2010 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a stage carriage operator conducting services on the route Kozhikode-Thrissur with a stage carriage bearing Reg.No.KL-8/AQ 1999. The regular permit on the basis of the petitioner is conducting services is valid up to 23.6.2010. The route is a long distance route having a length of 130 kms. Therefore, the petitioner has submitted an application for permission to convert his service into a Limited Stop Fast Passenger service. The complaint of the petitioner is that no orders have been passed on Ext.P1 till date. He therefore seeks appropriate directions for an early disposal of Ext.P1. 2. The learned Senior Government Pleader submits that the matter would be placed before the next meeting of the Regional Transport Authority. 3. In the above circumstances, this Writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider the application of the petitioner evidenced herein by Ext.P1, in accordance with law and to pass appropriate orders thereon as expeditiously as possible and at any rate at the next meeting of the first respondent or within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, whichever is earlier. K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JUDGE css/