IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN TUESDAY, THE 4TH JANUARY 2011 / 14TH POUSHA 1932 WP(C).No. 33939 of 2010(N) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- S.SANTHOSH KUMAR KILITHATTIL HOUSE, ULLOOR, MEDICAL COLLEGE,PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- BY ADV. SRI.K.V.GOPINATHAN NAIR SMT.G.CHITRA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY,PIN-695 039. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORI TY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-PIN-695 039. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI.BASANTH BALAJI FOR R1 THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/01/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N. RAVINDRAN, J. ------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.33939 of 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of January, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner had applied for a regular permit to operate a stage carriage on the route Medical College-Valiyavila. The said application was considered by the Regional Transport Authority, Thiruvananthapuram at its meeting held on 23.6.2010, for the reason that notices have not been served on all the respondents, the matter was adjourned till notices are served on all the applicants. In this writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the Regional Transport Authority, Thiruvananthapuram, to pass final orders on the application for regular permit submitted by him within a time limit to be fixed by this Court. 2. A counter affidavit dated 4.12.2010 has been filed on behalf of the first respondent. In paragraph 4 thereof, it is stated that all the applications for regular permit including the application submitted by the petitioner to operate a stage carriage on the route Medical College-Valiavila will be considered in the meeting of the Regional Transport Authority to be held on 22.12.2010. When the writ petition came up for hearing today, the learned Government Pleader submitted that though a meeting of the Regional Transport Authority was held on 22.10.2010 and applications for grant of regular permit W.P.(C) No.33939 of 2010 2 including the application of the petitioner were considered, orders have not been passed till date. The learned Government Pleader also submitted that the Regional Transport Authority will pass orders on the applications expeditiously. 3. In the light of the fact that the Regional Transport Authority has already met on 22.12.2010 and all that remains to be done is to pass orders pursuant to the said meeting, I dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the first respondent to pass orders pursuant to the meeting held on 22.12.2010 on the application submitted by the petitioner to operate a stage carriage on the route Medical College-Valiyavila expeditiously and in any event within one month from the date on which the petitioner produces a copy of this judgment before the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority, Thiruvananthapuram. P.N. RAVINDRAN, JUDGE. nj.