IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.GIRI FRIDAY, THE 15TH MAY 2009 / 25TH VAISAKHA 1931 WP(C).No. 13693 of 2009(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- JOSE A. THAYYIL, THAYILAYA NEDUMPARAMBIL, KUMARAKOM.P.O, KOTTAYAM. BY ADV. SRI.I.DINESH MENON RESPONDENT(S): --------------- THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, KOTTAYAM. BY GP SMT.REMANI THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 15/05/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V.GIRI, J ------------------- W.P.(C).13693/2009 -------------------- Dated this the 15th day of May, 2009 JUDGMENT Petitioner applied for a regular permit on the route Kottayam - Cherthala and the same was sanctioned by the RTA as per Ext.P1. The vehicle available with the petitioner at the time of applying for the permit was later changed and the petitioner has now made available another vehicle, which is a later model. According to the petitioner, respondent has now decided not to issue the permit, on the ground that permit can be issued only in relation to the vehicle, with which an application was made in the first instance. 2. This Court has in Ext.P3 judgment, wherein in turn this Court had followed the reasoning adopted earlier, held that the applicant for a regular permit is entitled to offer another vehicle, at the time of issuance of the permit and permit cannot be refused to be issued merely because another suitable vehicle is offered. W.P.(C).13693/2009 2 3 In the result, after hearing counsel on both sides, writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to issue the permit on the route Kottayam - Cherthala to the stage carriage bearing registration No. KL-5 Z 6118, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. V.GIRI, Judge mrcs