IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 7TH DECEMBER 2009 / 16TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 28916 of 2009(H) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- M.SHOWKATHALI, SHAIJU MANZIL, PERUMKULAM, ATTINGAL. BY ADV. SRI.G.PRABHAKARAN RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ATTINGAL, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE SECRETARY, REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, ATTINGAL. SR. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.K.S.MUHAMMED HASHIM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 07/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 28916 of 2009 ================== Dated this the 7th day of December, 2009 J U D G M E N T The petitioner, who is a stage carriage operator, has submitted an application for regular permit. Since, according to the petitioner, the route for which regular permit is applied for is an ill-served route, the petitioner applied for temporary permit and the petitioner has been operating on the strength of the temporary permits issued. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that the petitioner's application for temporary permit after the earlier temporary permit expired on 12.11.2009 is not being considered by the 2nd respondent. The petitioner, therefore, seeks the following reliefs: “i) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other writs, order or direction directing the 1st respondent, Regional Transport Authority to take a final decision on exhibit P4 regular Permit Application and to grant and issue regular Permit to operate on the route Kadakkavoor- Paravoor for the vehicle KL-16/C2939 in place of KL-16/1453 in the forthcoming meeting of R.T.A. or thereafter or in case of delay by circulating among the members of RTA under Rule 130 of the Kerala Motor Vehicle Rules or otherwise with immediate effect. ii) Issue another Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writs order or direction to the 2nd respondent, Secretary, RTA to re-issue the temporary permit to operate in continuation of Ext.P3 permit issued to him on the route Kadakkavoor-Paravoor for the vehicle KL-16/C 2939 in place of KL-16/1453 till regular permit is issued, as the petitioner's vehicle KL-16/C 2939 is kept idle for want of further issue of temporary permit and the travelling public utilizing the service uptill (sic) now has been deprived of the same on an ill served route.” 2. The learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that the application for regular permit itself is placed before the RTA in W.P.C.28916/09 2 its next meeting and therefore, it may not be necessary to consider the application for temporary permit now. The counsel for the petitioner points out that even if the RTA grants permit, it would take some more time to issue permit since granted permits are issued after convening timing conferences in accordance with priority of permits, which takes quite some time and therefore, the petitioner's application for temporary permit may be directed to be considered expeditiously. 3. Having heard both sides, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P6 application for temporary permit, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge