IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 1ST JULY 2010 / 10TH ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 37449 of 2009(A) -------------------------------- PETITIONERS: ---------------- 1. R.UNNIKRISHNAN, THOLIANIKKAL PUTHEN VEEDU, ANAPPARA, PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. SAINULABDEEN, HIRA MANZIL, PUNNALA P.O., KOLLAM DISTRICT. 3. T.S.RAJAN, THEKKENATH HOUSE, MUNJANIKKAD, OMALLUR P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 4. SUBAIR M., SAMEERA MANZIL, VETTIPPURAM, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. 5. ABDUL HASEEB, DARUR RAHMATH, MUNDUKOTTAKKAL P.O., PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY MR.V.VARGHESE, ADVOCATE. RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. THE CHAIRMAN, PATHANAMTHITTA MUNICIPALITY, PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. PATHANAMTHITTA MUNICIPALITY, PATHANAMTHITTA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PATHANAMTHITTA. 4. THE REGIONAL TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, PATHANAMTHITTA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY MR.V.K.SUNIL, ADVOCATE, FOR R2. MR.A.J. VARGHESE, SR. GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/07/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.37449 OF 2009 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of July, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioners are merchants and small scale traders doing their business in the old Pathanamthitta Municipal bus stand. The Municipality has constructed a new bus stand which has already been commissioned. 2. It is the case of the petitioners that prior to the construction of the new bus stand, the arrangement proposed was utilisation of the old bus stand also for the purpose of traders and for the travelling public. But, when the new bus stand was commissioned, now the buses are not routed through the old bus stand whereby the persons like the petitioners are affected. 3. The petitioners have filed a representation as per Exhibit P3 before the District Collector who is the Chairman of the Regional Transport Authority. It is pointed out that with regard to the functioning of the bus stand, it is for the R.T.A to take a decision. W.P.(C) No.37449/2009 2 Without expressing anything on the merits, there will be a direction to the 3rd respondent to place the matter before the Regional Transport Authority for consideration with notice to all the concerned parties and appropriate decision as per law will be taken within a period of three months. The petitioners will produce a copy of this writ petition along with a copy of this judgment for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp